Treme (Mock) Turtle Soup
A rich and hearty New Orleans-style mock turtle soup made with ground sirloin, vegetables, and aromatic herbs in a flavorful broth. This classic soup is finished with hard-boiled eggs, sherry, and fresh lemon for an authentic taste.
Ingredients
- •1½ lbs ground sirloin
- •6 stalks celery
- •2 cloves garlic
- •1 cup onion
- •¾ cup butter
- •1 can tomato puree
- •2 cans chicken broth
- •2 cans beef broth
- •½ cup flour
- •½ cup Worcestershire sauce
- •1 cup ketchup
- •1 tsp hot sauce
- •2 leaves bay leaves
- •1½ tsp thyme
- •to taste salt and pepper
- •1½ cups lemon juice
- •¼ cup flat-leaf parsley
- •6 whole hard-boiled eggs
- •6 slices lemon
- •1 cup sherry
- •to taste to taste
- •optional
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
On the stovetop, sauté the sirloin, celery, garlic, and onion in butter until meat is brown and veggies are translucent. Add to the slow cooker.
15 min
- 2.
Add tomato puree, chicken broth, beef broth, flour mixture, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, hot sauce, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper to the slow cooker. Stir.
5 min
- 3.
Cook on low heat for 4 hours.
240 min
- 4.
Add lemon juice, parsley, and eggs 30 minutes before serving.
30 min
- 5.
Immediately before serving, remove bay leaves, add sherry to taste, and garnish with lemon slices.
5 min
