I know lots of folks liek fried turtle , but her is what i do instead ,
after cleaning well , and soaking in salt water , I place the pieces in the pressure cooker and cook till done , then bone , and run the meat through the meat grinder, for force meat, use bread crumbs and eggs , and maybe a bit of ground onion(same time as grinder )season as you like and make into meatballs , bake on cookie tray about 350 for 20 or so minutes , and then either use a crock pot or a casserol dish and dump in your favorite bbq sauce .. heat either in crock or oven at 350 ...fun thing to take to pot luck
or you could add to spagetti
my family loves turtle , we use a trap occasionally , but I really do not like cleaning them , lots of work .. but if folks bring em to me i will
this recipe works especially well for those huge grandfather snappers !!!