Soft Shell Turtle Recipes

There is always a massive craving for different tastes of soup among all the food lovers. Besides, these varieties of soups include various sea foods in them for rich flavor. Such an amazing type of soup platter can be prepared with the softshell turtle.

So today I am going to share some Soft Shell Turtle recipes so that you can prepare this delightful dish at home without any hassle.

The combination of tender and soft turtle meat with various spices and soup made this dish more demanding. Various steps are needed to be kept in mind to get a perfect cooking result because turtle meats are needed to be cleaned and boiled properly. So let’s start the recipes without any further delay.

Hot Pot Soft Shell Turtles

This is one of the most popular dishes in China and Vietnam. The mixture of chicken meat in the soup enhances the taste, food values, and made it a perfect must-go side-dish on every occasion. So let’s see how to cook soft shell turtle with soup:

Ingredients:

• 1 whole softshell turtle (head removed)
• 2 pounds of chicken meat
• 1 cup of chopped onions
• 5 bowls of soup (any choice)
• 1 tsp of ginger paste
• ½ tsp of Goji (if available)
• 8-10 pieces of dates
• 1 ½ tsp of olive oil
• 1 tsp of salt, sugar, and pepper to taste
• ½ bowl of beer (any choice)
• ½ tsp of soy sauce (any choice)

Methods of Preparing Step by Step:

Step 1:

Take the turtle and separate the shell and body. Then clean the blood and other unnecessary organs leaving the liver. Then take the cleaned turtle into a large bowl fill with water and start boiling it under high heat.

Step 2:

After 3-4 minutes of proper boiling, the bacteria, bad smell, and taste will be removed. Then drain the water and peel the black thin shell covering skin and cut the turtle meats into small pieces and set aside after washing the cut meat.

Step 3:

Take the chicken meat and cut into slices to marinate with oil and ginger paste. Then in a frying pan, pour in olive oil and heat in medium-high flame. Then add in the sliced chicken and turtle meat in the pan to get a medium fried and tender meat.

Step 4:

Then add in the soup after getting soft meat and stir them well to enhance the flavor of meat and soup. After a couple of minutes, add in the spices and onions in the soup and cook for 3 minutes.

Step 5:

Then add in the soy sauce, turtle liver, and additional salt and cook for final 5 minutes after covering the lid.

Finally, pour all turtle soup into a large hot pot and garnish with coriander. Your hot softshell turtle soup is ready to be served.

Classic Cooter Stew Recipe

A very special type of dish can be made with turtle meat which is the Cooter soup. This hot soup with tender meaty tang gives a perfect heavenly flavor. So let’s start the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of fresh cooter meat
• 2-3 cups of water
• 3 tsp of cooking oil (any choice)
• 2 cups of all-purpose flour (any choice)
• 2 cups of chopped onions
• 1 ½ tsp of garlic
• 2 cans of tomato and tomato paste
• 1 tsp of salt, cayenne, chili powder, pepper, sugar to taste
• 5 chopped boiled eggs
• 1 medium-sized peeled and chopped potato
• ½ cup of bacon

 Methods of Preparing Step by Step:

Step 1:

In a large bowl, take the cut turtle meat and fill with water. Then bring the mixture to a boil under medium-high heat for 5 minutes. After removing heat and draining water, peel the skin and set them aside for cooling.

Step 2:

In a large bowl, pour in cooking oil under high heat and add in the flour to stir for a couple of minutes. Then add in the onions, garlic, and tomato cans in the bowl. While stirring the mixture, add in the prepared meat and cook for 15 minutes.

Step 3:

Then add salt, sugar, and other spices and add water to make the stew tastier for 10 minutes. Then add chopped potato and eggs and cook for 20 minutes.

Step 4:

After getting a soft tender meat texture, add in the bacon on top and cook for the final 30 minutes.

Finally, the mouth-watering cooter classic soup is ready to be served.

Deep Fried Turtle recipe

This is one of the best fried turtle recipes. The combination of spicy and savory flavors with tender fried turtles made this dish more tempting. So let’s see how to cook soft shell turtle fried recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of turtle meat
• 1 cup of vinegar
• 1 ½ cups of water
• 1 cups of all-purpose flour
• ¾ cups of cornmeal
• 2 tsp of salt, pepper, chili to taste
• 1 ½ tsp of cooking oil

Methods of Preparing Step by Step:

Step 1:

In a large bowl, take the turtle meat and water with vinegar to bring it to a boil for 5 minutes. After getting soft meat, drain the water and set the meat side for cooling.

Step 2:

Then give a coating of flour and cornmeal to the meat to get the crispy layer. Then set aside.

Step 3:

 In a frying pan pour oil under high heat and then carefully fry the prepared turtle meat for 5 minutes. Then reduce the heat and add salt, pepper, and chili powder to get the savory tang.

Finally, the fried soft shell turtle is ready to be served with bread or salad.

Conclusion

Softshell turtle dishes are very popular due to amazing taste and food values. This can be the best-served platter in any party, evening snacks, or outdoor hangouts as well. If cooked properly, the above turtle recipes can bring a heavenly taste to every bite.