Soup with turtle meat, vegetables and fragrant herbs

1. Before you start cooking soup, you should prepare the ingredients:

- my turtle meat, cut into pieces;

- peel onions, cut into cubes;

- peel the celery stalk, then cut into small cubes;

- peel the garlic from the husk, cut finely;

- bulgarian pepper is cleaned from seeds, washed under running water, cut into cubes;

- oregano and thyme are washed, crushed with a sharp knife;

- spinach is washed, the stems are cut off, and the leaves are cut with a knife;

- hard-boiled chicken eggs, then cleaned and cut into large cubes.

2. And now that everything is ready, you can start the most interesting. We spread half a portion of butter on the cauldron, send it to the fire.

3. When the butter melts, we put pieces of turtle meat in it. Fry for 15 minutes. Then season the meat with salt and pepper.

4. And now we spread vegetables and fragrant herbs: oregano, thyme, bay leaves. We continue to fry until all the ingredients acquire a pleasant golden hue, about 25 minutes. At the same time, do not forget to stir.

5. After frying, pour the ingredients with broth, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a minimum, continue to cook for about 30 minutes.

6. Meanwhile, while the soup is cooking, we will continue cooking. Put the remaining butter in a frying pan with a thick bottom, melt over low heat.

7. Pour flour into the melted butter, stir. We prepare the mixture until it acquires a light golden hue and a pleasant nutty smell. It will take no more than 2 minutes.

8. After 30 minutes, we put the prepared flour mixture into the soup, stirring constantly so that lumps do not form.

9. We continue to cook the soup for another 25 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Add Worcestershire sauce, squeeze the juice out of the lemon.

10. At the same stage, add spinach and boiled chicken eggs. Let the finish boil for 2-3 minutes and turn off the fire.

We lay out the soup in portions. Season with sour cream and cayenne pepper if desired.

Bon appetit!