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[ul][li][#006600]Meat from one medium-sized turtle, cubed[/#006600] [li][#006600]1 large onion, chopped[/#006600] [li][#006600]2-3 cloves garlic, chopped[/#006600] [li][#006600]4-5 potatoes, cubed[/#006600] [li][#006600]2 14.5 oz. cans of peeled tomatoes or 8-10 fresh tomatoes, coarse chopped[/#006600] [li][#006600]1 11 oz. can of corn or N package frozen corn.[/#006600] [/li][/ul] [ol] [li][#006600]Brown turtle meat with onions and garlic in a hot skillet with a little cooking oil, (get the skillet real hot and drop the pieces of meat into the hot oil.) When the meat is browned on all sides drain oil and transfer meat, onions and garlic to a Dutch oven. Add potatoes, tomatoes and corn.[/#006600] [li][#006600]Season the mixture with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Add water to just cover ingredients and cook covered at a high simmer for 45 minutes or until the potatoes are thoroughly cooked.[/#006600] [li][#006600]At this point the stew is ready to eat. However, some people prefer to thicken the sauce with a whole wheat flour/water mixture. If you do this you should simmer the mixture for another 15 minutes.[/#006600] [/li][/ol]