Turtle recipes?

Smokin Turkey · 05-01-2010, 11:29 PM

I've got a huge snapper here I want to q up big not sure at all what I'm doing. Anyone have a cleaning method and a recipe to cook over fire?

SmokeInDaEye · 05-01-2010, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokin Turkey

I've got a huge snapper here I want to q up big not sure at all what I'm doing. Anyone have a cleaning method and a recipe to cook over fire?

Cook it to seven.

Smokin Turkey · 05-02-2010, 08:25 AM

I'm lost. Lol. I'm looking for maybe something chowder related.

JazzyBadger · 05-02-2010, 08:37 AM

Only times I've ever cooked a snapping turtle, I actually didn't Q it.

I cut its head off, threw it in a pot of boiling water for about ten minutes.
Then I cleaned it, and cut it up, and then I pan fried the pieces.
Made a stew out of it, used onions, garlic, taters, can't remember what all was in it.

Just remember snapper being really good.

tjus77 · 05-02-2010, 08:41 AM

I've only eaten it in stew or soup.

Norm · 05-02-2010, 08:45 AM

I've only made a stew with the ones I've done and used a slow cooker for it.

I remember the first one we tried to butcher. My wife took one look at the process and promptly declared she'd have a burger instead!

expatpig · 05-02-2010, 09:42 AM

Do you know what those things eat?

aquablue22 · 05-02-2010, 09:56 AM

of course when you said you had a huge snapper my first thought was to caulk it!, then upon further reading, I have never myself done one, my Dad used to make soup out of turtles. He used to par boil it whole and then clean it and cut the meat up into small pieces and simmer with whatever for about the whole day. I can remember he used to put vermouth on top of it before he served it. Actually wasn't to bad, also wasn't on my list of make sure to learn this for future use.

T-Man · 05-02-2010, 10:18 AM

Cooter soup

1 large cooter
1 lg onion, chopped
salt to taste
2 tsp allspice
12 whole cloves
red pepper to taste
3 tbs dry sherry
4 qt water
1 potato diced
2 tbs worcestershire
flour to thicken

Kill cooter by chopping off head. Let it stand inverted for five minutes until drained, plunge in to boiling water for 5 min , then clean turtle.
boil meat, onion and potato in the water and cook to meat falls off bones-about 2 hrs.
remove bones and skin ,then cut up meat in small pieces
return meat to stock ,add spices and simmer
brown flour in skillet, mix with 1 cup of stock, add to thicken soup
add sherry

From Charleston Receiepts

T-Man · 05-02-2010, 10:32 AM

Google "turtle sauce piquante" look for the site with "mr quebedeuax"
in the description...it gives good info on turtle cooking

peppasawce · 05-02-2010, 10:39 AM

T-Man knows what a Lagger Head Cooter is...and sure aint a Terrapin Hahahaha

peppasawce · 05-02-2010, 10:41 AM

I catch them on the pearl River here in Mississippi all the time...And you'd better get ready to cook something else the day before you attemp a Turtle..Because he will practically take a whole day up to cook!!! And cleaning that sucka is a real chore...You gotta really like it to clean it, is all I'm saying

Ashmont · 05-02-2010, 10:49 AM

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Cowgirl!!!!!!!! This is up your alley........ I prolly could eat this hold any bread...

Smokin Turkey · 05-02-2010, 05:54 PM

I decided to release the monster into the stream behind my place as I ended up going out on some sales calls today. I'll recapture him someday. I'm going to add his shell to my next theme pit build which I'm amassing the parts for now.

Cigarbque · 05-02-2010, 06:04 PM

Hey Brian,

Did a pig roast in the hood a few years ago. We had these two big snappers form the lake. It took forever to clean them out. The pig rocked. The bear kabobs were very good. The grilled snapper was one of the worst things I ever ate. I like turtle soup but I would never recommend cooking them on live fire.

05-01-2010, 11:29 PM	#1
Smokin Turkey is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-28-08 Location: Huntingdon, PA	Turtle recipes? I've got a huge snapper here I want to q up big not sure at all what I'm doing. Anyone have a cleaning method and a recipe to cook over fire? __________________ Cooking for the love of it.

05-02-2010, 08:25 AM	#3
Smokin Turkey is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-28-08 Location: Huntingdon, PA	I'm lost. Lol. I'm looking for maybe something chowder related. __________________ Cooking for the love of it.

05-02-2010, 08:41 AM	#5
tjus77 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-19-06 Location: Montgomery, TX	I've only eaten it in stew or soup. __________________ *Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted!* Lyfe Tyme Smoker Campfire Cookset, Dutch Oven Cooking Table Variety of Cast Iron DO's Weber Genius Gas Grill, Weber Kettle Cajuns make better lovers cause we'll eat ANYTHING.

05-02-2010, 09:42 AM	#7
expatpig is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-20-10 Location: Cochrane, On.	Do you know what those things eat? __________________ "When I was in Canada, I had a lot of time to think."- Doug Sahm [B][COLOR=red]UDS x 5[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=red][B]Weber Performer[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=red]Napoleon Apollo[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]GOSM[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][B][I]CSBBQA, KCBS, NOBS(Northern Ontario Barbecue Society)Professional Barbecue Team. USAJFKCENMA.[/I][/B][/COLOR]

05-02-2010, 09:56 AM	#8
aquablue22 Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-26-08 Location: Ormond Beach, Florida	of course when you said you had a huge snapper my first thought was to caulk it!, then upon further reading, I have never myself done one, my Dad used to make soup out of turtles. He used to par boil it whole and then clean it and cut the meat up into small pieces and simmer with whatever for about the whole day. I can remember he used to put vermouth on top of it before he served it. Actually wasn't to bad, also wasn't on my list of make sure to learn this for future use. __________________ Weber Spirit E-310 Gasser 1 - Big Green Egg - Large 2 - 22.5 Weber Kettles 2 - 18.5 Weber Kettle 1 - WSM Mini I live in fear that my Wife will sell all my "TOYS" when I die for WHAT I told her I paid for them!!

05-02-2010, 08:37 AM	#4
JazzyBadger Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Jazzy Gerbil Land.	Only times I've ever cooked a snapping turtle, I actually didn't Q it. I cut its head off, threw it in a pot of boiling water for about ten minutes. Then I cleaned it, and cut it up, and then I pan fried the pieces. Made a stew out of it, used onions, garlic, taters, can't remember what all was in it. Just remember snapper being really good.

05-02-2010, 08:45 AM	#6
Norm Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-10 Location: USA Name/Nickname : Private	I've only made a stew with the ones I've done and used a slow cooker for it. I remember the first one we tried to butcher. My wife took one look at the process and promptly declared she'd have a burger instead!

05-02-2010, 10:18 AM	#9
T-Man is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-14-10 Location: South Louisiana	Cooter soup 1 large cooter 1 lg onion, chopped salt to taste 2 tsp allspice 12 whole cloves red pepper to taste 3 tbs dry sherry 4 qt water 1 potato diced 2 tbs worcestershire flour to thicken Kill cooter by chopping off head. Let it stand inverted for five minutes until drained, plunge in to boiling water for 5 min , then clean turtle. boil meat, onion and potato in the water and cook to meat falls off bones-about 2 hrs. remove bones and skin ,then cut up meat in small pieces return meat to stock ,add spices and simmer brown flour in skillet, mix with 1 cup of stock, add to thicken soup add sherry From Charleston Receiepts __________________ Med. Spicewine , Oklahoma Joe's Offset Smoker , Weber Kettle and a Cookshack O25 ... Last edited by T-Man; 05-02-2010 at 10:22 AM.. Reason: sp

05-02-2010, 10:32 AM	#10
T-Man is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-14-10 Location: South Louisiana	Google "turtle sauce piquante" look for the site with "mr quebedeuax" in the description...it gives good info on turtle cooking __________________ Med. Spicewine , Oklahoma Joe's Offset Smoker , Weber Kettle and a Cookshack O25 ...

05-02-2010, 10:39 AM	#11
peppasawce is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-08-09 Location: Columbia, Mississippi	T-Man knows what a Lagger Head Cooter is...and sure aint a Terrapin Hahahaha

05-02-2010, 10:41 AM	#12
peppasawce is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-08-09 Location: Columbia, Mississippi	I catch them on the pearl River here in Mississippi all the time...And you'd better get ready to cook something else the day before you attemp a Turtle..Because he will practically take a whole day up to cook!!! And cleaning that sucka is a real chore...You gotta really like it to clean it, is all I'm saying

05-02-2010, 10:49 AM	#13
Ashmont Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-13-05 Location: St. Louis MO	Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Cowgirl!!!!!!!! This is up your alley........ I prolly could eat this hold any bread... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ashmont Proud member of Brethren Weber's for life (Rescued 7 kettles in 2007, 1 in 2008, 2 in 2009 and 1 in 2010 Three of which I have and 8 that have gone to Brethren. PM me to get on the waiting list) Weber Kettle Dabomb Weber Kettle Justintime Weber Kettle (Yet to be named by Daughter) Evil Twin Suggested! Weber Kettle Grace WSM "Winni" WSM "Dumas" One Smokey Joe UDS "Peggy Sue" http://ashsmoderndayclubhouse.blogspot.com/

05-02-2010, 05:54 PM	#14
Smokin Turkey is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-28-08 Location: Huntingdon, PA	I decided to release the monster into the stream behind my place as I ended up going out on some sales calls today. I'll recapture him someday. I'm going to add his shell to my next theme pit build which I'm amassing the parts for now. __________________ Cooking for the love of it.

05-02-2010, 06:04 PM	#15
Cigarbque Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-19-09 Location: N.W. New Jersey	Hey Brian, Did a pig roast in the hood a few years ago. We had these two big snappers form the lake. It took forever to clean them out. The pig rocked. The bear kabobs were very good. The grilled snapper was one of the worst things I ever ate. I like turtle soup but I would never recommend cooking them on live fire. __________________ El Supremo BBQ 4 x Gateway Drums, Meadow Creek TS250 & BBQ42, Kamado Joe large.

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