Turtle Soup – Boudreaux's Backyard

Ingredients

• 3 lb. turtle meat, deboned
• 5 tbsp. flour
• 5 tbsp. butter
• 1-1/2 onion
• 3 stalks celery
• 1 carrot
• 1 med can tomato sauce
• 2 oz Worcestershire
• 1 lemon rind and juice
• 1 cp sherry plus some for garnish
• 1 bag frozen spinach
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 sprig oregano
• 1 tbsp chopped Parsley
• 3 qt beef broth
• Creole seasoning
• garlic powder
• dried herbs (I use Italian seasoning because it’s a blend of basil, thyme and oregano)
• 1 hard-boiled egg grated on a cheese grater