Turtle Soup (A Louisiana Delicacy) - Dinner Parties and More

Ingredients

• 1 stick Butter
• 3/4 cup Flour
• 2 Tbsp Butter
• 1 lb. Turtle meat less than 1/2 inch dice
• 3 cloves Garlic very fine dice
• 1 cup each Celery, bell pepper, white onion all very finely diced
• 3 Bay leaves
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 1 1/2 cups Tomato purée (14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes)
• 1 Tbsp Hot sauce
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• To taste Pepper black
• 2 quarts Beef stock
• To taste Salt and pepper
• Juice Lemon 1/2
• 4 Tbsp Spinach
• 4 Tbsp Dry Sherry