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Shanna's Smothered Cajun Turtle

2 lb turtle steaks
1 x salt
1 x ground black pepper
2 lrg sweet onions
1 lrg sweet pepper
4 med tomatoes
3 x bay leaves
1 x clove garlic, crushed
1 cup mushrooms
2 x lemons

 Method :
Trim turtle steaks into 1 1/2-inch squares, season well with salt and pepper, squeeze lemons over meat and let stand awhile. Add plenty of chopped onion, sweet pepper, chopped, 4 tomatoes cut into eighths, 3 bay leaves, crushed garlic clove and mushrooms. Moisten well with stock made by boiling salted turtle trimmings and smother very slowly in a tightly covered skillet until turtle is tender. Serve with big mounds of rice.