eipi10's New Writeups

Turtle Soup (idea)

2002-11-14T00:13:35Z

Turtle soup is a traditional Cajun dish. To be honest I'm not sure where you purchase turtles, but if you go canoeing you can find hundreds on logs in the river. You can also catch them just like you'd catch a fish--string a line with chunks of meat on bulky hooks near the banks of the river. I'll discuss how to remove the shell and all.

Ingredients

a yellowbellied adult cooter
1/3 lb butter
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup minced onion
2 Tbsp oregano
1 tsp mace
hot sauce to taste
1 Tbsp fresh thyme
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup sherry
1/3 cup brandy

First you need to get the shell of the turtle and get it soft enough to chop. Be humane and kill it first. Then boil the turtle for about a half hour. Take it out and you should easily be able to pry off the shell. Remove the organs and chop the meat into bite-sized pieces.…

Opossum and chestnuts (idea)

2002-11-13T19:58:05Z

This is a tasty Cajun dish that's worth trying if you spot an opossum.

Ingredients

an opposum
a cup of chopped chestnuts
a cup of chopped apple
a cup of bread crumbs
a sweet potato
a half cup of lemon juice
1/3 cup of brown sugar (how come ya taste so good?)
1/4 cup of melted butter
a cup of boiling water

Boil the skinned and cleaned opossum for about 8 minutes, or until the texture is as you like it. Drain, and rub with salt and pepper. Stuff the opossum with the chestnuts, apple, and breadcrumbs. Slice the sweet potato on top and pour the other ingredients over the top. Bake for about 2 hours, covered, at 375 °F.

Octopus fennel stew (idea)

2002-11-13T15:31:51Z

When I have some leftover octopus in the fridge and I'm worried about it going bad, I often make this hearty stew and serve it with some fresh bread coated with olive oil.

Ingredients to serve appx 4

a pound of octopus
2 tbsp butter
2 cloves minced garlic
2 cups fish stock
a pound of fennel
fresh mint to taste

How you make it

Fry the garlic in the butter until it's slightly brown. Add the fish stock and simmer. Stir 1-inch strips (skinned obviously) of the octopus into the stock. If you prefer your octopus more tender you can beat it a bit before cooking. Cut the fennel into 1-inch strips and put it in the stock. Add the mint leaves and simmer for about an hour. Delicious!