Turtle Soup - Cooking Wild Meat

I remember the first time I ce aught a turtle.  Actually, my dad caught it.  I was about 5 years old and I was in the car with my dad driving to his friends house out in the boon docks.  On the ride there, my dad spotted a turtle in a truck stop parking lot.  Cooking wild meat was a hobby of my fathers and the friend he was visiting that dad.  So of course my dad pulled into that parking lot to get that turtle.  At first that turtle scared the crap out of me.  I was only 5. 

Since then I couldn't tell you how many turtles I have either bait or caught with my hands. 
My family, friends and I have been making turtle soup for years here is how we do it:

Ingredients

1 1/2 pound turtle meat
3 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne,
7 cups water
1 butter stick
1/2 cup flour
2 cups of chopped onions
1/2 cup bell peppers, chopped
1/4 cup celery chopped
4 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1.5 cups chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/2 green onions, chopped

Direction

Turtle meat, salt, cayenne, water into large sauce pan

Bring to a boil. 

Skim foam the foam as it cooks.

Once the foam starts lower the heat.

Simmer for 20 minutes. 

After 20 minutes transfer the meat to cutting board and save the juice in the pan.

Cut the meat into roughly 1/2 inch sections.

Next combine butter and flour into sauce pan turn the heat on medium, stir this constantly over 6-9 minutes.

To this paste add the onions, bell pepper, and celery. 

Once these are added cook for another 3 minutes,  stir constantly.

Add the bay leaves, thyme and garlic, cook for 2 more minutes, stir constantly.

Turn heat to high.

Add cut up turtle meat, tomatoes, lemon juice.

Cook for 6 to 8 minutes stirring.

Reduce heat to and simmer for 10 minutes. 

Add parsley, green onions, and eggs 

Simmer for 30 minutes.

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