SOUTH OF THE BORDER TORTOISE STEAKS

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Now that you've got one, what to do with it!
MARINADE
1/2 cup tequila
3tbs lime juice
2tbs olive oil
1 tsp freshly grated orange peel
1 small red pepper crushed

2 to 3 pound tortoise steak
salt & pepper to taste
trim all fat, it is terrible!
COMBINE ALL INGR. AND POUR OVER MEAT, REFRIGERATE 2 DAYS
GRILL MEAT OVER OPEN COALS TILL MED. RARE
 
Just in case I ever kill a Mexican tortoise, how in the hell do I field dress it?

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The topic of this thread and Bates7 question just opened a can of eels! LOL!
I can't wait for the replies! (Actually I'd like to know the right answer as well)
 
We may want to move this "Tortoise Steak Recipe" over to the Campfire forum. :D

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OK, so you guys want to know the right way to dress out a tortoise?
I like to use a cordless sawsall, with a fine metal cutting blade, about 3" long.
Start cutting down the center of the shell, top to bottom.
Then make a cut all the way around the sides, just under the inside edge of the shell, careful now, this is real messy- goo flies all over the place! ( have a freind hold the shell for you)
Now peel open the back, all the way open and you will see two big lumps, these are the "backstraps" so to speak. ( looks like two big womans breasts )
cut off carefully- this is fine eat'n, the best of the best!
Now cut off legs, head, tail, etc.
Save that tail- skin it out and deep fry it like a potsticker.
 
LAST EDITED ON Aug-02-10 AT 09:28PM (MST)[p]Holy smokin' Mexican terrapins you're serious ain't ya gunguy? I thought that you was a joshin' us on here. I don't reckon I'll be eating any tortoise real soon, but I'll try it on the next rattler that I kill which will probably be this weekend.

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I GUESS I SHOULD LET YOU GUYS OFF THE HOOK!
Just in case some one really tried this, how did it come out?
can't help myself sometimes, I get to typing and before you know it a big fat tale comes out-LOL. gunguy

(ps I do know about the world famous tortoise thread some time ago on here)
 
gunguy, your field dressing instructions sound good on paper, but don't work that well in the field. The sawsall with the 3" blade won't cut through a 7" thick tortoise shell. Luckily I had my chainsaw! Other than that, it worked very well. Thanks!

Eel
 
7" thick shell??? Eel did you dig up some sort of fossil or what?

I'm gonna investigate the thickness of a desert tortoise shell now. I don't really know if a Desert Tortoise is the same as a "South of the Border Tortoise" or not? Hmmm...

Stay tuned for the results of my investigation.

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