Brazilian Turtle Soup
An exotic restaurant dish in your own kitchen — it really is doable. Any home cook can make Brazilian turtle soup; all it takes is the will to try. It's clearly not an everyday meal, but the food lovers in your life will be delighted. The soup comes out nicely thick thanks to plantain — a large, starchy cooking banana that usually needs to be cooked before eating. It thickens the soup and makes it heartier and more savory. The turtle meat plays a starring role, too: its flavor is one of a kind, and it's considered a delicacy for good reason.
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Brazilian Turtle Soup
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 50 %
4 g
Fats 0 %
0 g
Carbohydrates 50 %
4 g
33 kcal
GI:
0
/
100
/
0
- Turtle meat is rich in a range of minerals, including iodine and phosphorus — a result of the turtles' diet of algae, plankton, small mollusks, and crustaceans. It's also a good source of zinc, calcium, iron, and essential amino acids, along with high-quality protein. All of which makes it genuinely good for you; it's especially worth adding to the diet of anyone dealing with anemia. The vitamins in this meat help support metabolism, benefit the cardiovascular system, help guard against heart problems, and aid the body in producing blood. So you can count this dish as a healthy one. 1. Rinse the turtle meat and put it in the pot you'll cook the soup in. 2. Cover the meat with clean water — just enough to cover it. 3. Peel the plantain and grate it on a fine grater; it will help thicken the soup. 4. Add the grated plantain to the pot with the turtle meat. 5. Set the pot over the heat. Cook the soup, stirring often so the plantain doesn't settle and stick to the bottom. 6. Once the liquid boils, lower the heat and cook until the meat is tender — about one hour. 7. Right at the end, season the soup with salt to taste. 8. Rinse the culantro under running water and finely chop it with a sharp knife. 9. Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle with the herbs. Serve and enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Bananas - 89 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41 kcal/100g
- Greenery - 41 kcal/100g
- Turtle meat - 89 kcal/100g
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