Turtle with Sauce Piquant

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup presifted flour

1-pound canned tomatoes

8 ounce canned tomatoes is

3 large cloves of garlic, minced

1 large onion, chopped

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped green pepper

1 quart water

2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce

two bay leaves

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1/4 cup chopped scallions

1 cup dry sherry

Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan or Dutch oven. Add flour; stir in tomatoes,

tomato sauce, garlic, onion, celery, green pepper and water. Bring to a boil,

tirring constantly. Add Tabasco sauce, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Cover;

simmer for 10 minutes. Add turtle meat; cover; simmer until tender. Add parsley

and scallions; simmer for five minutes. Just before serving, remove from heat;

stir in sherry.