Tortie (Turtle Stew With Black Beans And Green Banana) Recipe - Cooking Index
Tortie (Turtle Stew With Black Beans And Green Banana) Recipe - Cooking Index
Obviously this serves lots of people. Why not have a Caribbean Night, make some of those neat drinks that call for umbrellas in them, have the Tortie -- nice and robust to soak up that alcohol, then for dessert something light like a selection of tropical fruits or some tropically flavored ice cream or sherbet.
Serves: 1 people| 10 lbs | 4540g / 160oz | Snapping turtle meat |
| (an untrimmed pork roast may be | ||
| Substituted) | ||
| 2 | Limes - halved | |
| 8 oz | 227g | Flour - roasted until dark |
| Brown | ||
| 2 | Garlic bulbs - cloves separated, | |
| Peeled, and finely minced | ||
| 1/2 | Celery - chopped | |
| 3 | Green bell peppers - chopped | |
| 3 | Red bell peppers - chopped | |
| 3 | Sweet potatoes - (not yams) - peeled, chopped | |
| 3 | Carrots - peeled, chopped (large) | |
| 3 | Yellow onions - peeled, chopped (large) | |
| 2 | Pork bones - for stock (large) | |
| 2 cups | 320g / 11oz | Black turtle beans - soaked overnight |
| 16 | Fig bananas - see * Note | |
| (2 hands green bananas) | ||
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Vegetable oil |
| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Brandy - (optional) |
| Chopped scallions - to taste | ||
| Fresh whole thyme - to taste | ||
| Chopped fresh parsley - to taste | ||
| 5 | Whole cloves | |
| Hot peppers - (1 or 2) - to taste | ||
| (Georges uses red ajiens) | ||
| Salt - to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste |
* Note: Peel the bananas, wash with lime and boil in lightly salted water for 20 minutes.
Rub turtle meat with limes. In a large stockpot, braise in vegetable oil, the turtle meat and juices, garlic, bell peppers, celery, carrots and onions. Add roasted flour and mix. Cover with salted water and bring to boil. Add stock bones, soaked beans, brandy and seasonings. Simmer, covered, for one hour, stirring occasionally. Taste, add salt and pepper to taste. Add sweet potato (this will help to thicken the stew as it breaks down but you still want pieces of potato so stir carefully!). Simmer another 1 to 1 1/2 hours, covered but stirring occasionally.
While simmering, slice bananas into bite-size pieces. To serve, divide Tortie into large bowls and garnish with banana slices set on the top.
This recipe yields ?? servings.
Source:
Georges Johnson - owner and executive chef of Cafe Normandie in Frenchtown, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands - Downloaded from - http://www.usvi.net/caribcat/arch-r.html
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