Old St Augustine tortoise recipe . Cut meat into two inch cubes , simmer in salted water until nearly tender . In a large Dutch Oven , cook some jowl bacon until crisp. Add the other meat and brown , add generous amount of chopped onion , some chopped bell pepper , chopped tomato , some minced garlic clove .Simmer twenty minutes .Add the water the meat was cooked in , add diced potatoes , salt , pepper. Simmer 1 1/2 hrs . If needed to thicken , use hard boiled egg yolks crumbled and flour. Serve over fresh salted , buttered corn cut off the cob .