Wild Game Recipes
Fried Turtle
Ingredients
- 1 turtle, approximately 12 inches in diameter
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 (6 ounce) can evaporated milk
- All-purpose flour to coat
Instructions
- Kill turtle by removing head and dress as follows. Dip in boiling water. Remove immediately. Straighten legs, tail and neck, one at a time, and scrape off excess skin with sharp knife. Remove lower shell with knife and cut off
legs, neck and tail, and reserve. Discard the rest of the turtle. Chill overnight.
- Dip turtle pieces into milk and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Coat with flour. Add enough vegetable oil to 3/4 cover turtle pieces. Add turtle and cook over medium heat until well browned.
- Turn and reduce to low heat; cover and cook for 2 hours or until tender.
- Make gravy from pan drippings, if desired.