DON'T THROW AWAY THAT TURKEY CARCASS!!!!
Don't throw away the turkey bones after you've demolished your bird! Save them to make a fantastic turkey stock, which you can then use to flavor all sorts of soups and gravies. After you strain the stock you can freeze it in small Tupperware tubs, or even in ice cube trays, very handy to have in the kitchen!
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Stocks
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 pot of stock
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Toss everything into a large stock pot.
- Add enough water to cover.
- Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer.
- Simmer for 1 hour.
- Strain.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.4, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 93, Carbohydrate 32.3, Fiber 7.2, Sugar 15.1, Protein 3.6
TURKEY CARCASS SOUP
A great way to not waste a single bite of turkey. This is a delicious soup and one of my favorites. If you want to freeze some, leave out the potatoes.
Provided by Please Close My Account
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes
Time 2h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Place the turkey carcass into a large soup pot or stock pot and pour in the water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook the turkey frame until the remaining meat falls off the bones, about 1 hour. Remove the turkey carcass and remove and chop any remaining turkey meat. Chop the meat.
- Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer into a clean soup pot. Add the chopped turkey to the strained broth; bring the to a boil, reduce heat, and stir in the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, cabbage, tomatoes, barley, Worcestershire sauce, salt, parsley, basil, bay leaf, black pepper, paprika, poultry seasoning, and thyme. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 1 more hour. Remove bay leaf before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 133.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.7 g, Cholesterol 2.4 mg, Fat 1.3 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 438.9 mg, Sugar 4.5 g
LEFTOVER THANKSGIVING TURKEY CONGEE
We make this congee every year for breakfast the morning after Thanksgiving. Take your Thanksgiving turkey carcass and put it to work to make this incredibly delicious rice porridge.
Provided by Judy
Categories Rice
Time 1h35m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a very large stock pot, add the turkey carcass and all the veggies. Pour in the water and the rice, and bring everything to a boil. Let it simmer for 90 minutes. Use tongs to remove any bones, etc. Season with salt, white pepper, and garnish with scallion and cilantro.
- Now, that's the way we've always done it. But if you want a really smooth congee, you can do it a slightly different way. Rather than adding the rice to the pot at the beginning, simply add the carcass, vegetables, and water to the stock pot. Simmer for 2 hours until you have a rich stock.
- Remove any large bones and then strain the stock into a clean pot. Add the rice, bring to a boil, and simmer for another 90 minutes. Stir in some leftover shredded turkey, season with salt and pepper, and garnish with scallions and cilantro.
RESCUED TURKEY STOCK
I call this "rescued", because so many people throw away the turkey carcass after a big meal. Don't! Rescue it! Making stock is not hard or complicated. You'll be rewarded with delicious soup, and an amazing aroma will fill your home as you make the stock. And you don't even have to make soup right away -- just freeze the stock!
Provided by Lennie
Categories Stocks
Time 4h20m
Yield 8 cups
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- First, you need a turkey carcass, stripped of all its meat; if you're lucky, you'll be at someone's home and they'll be throwing it away-- that's the time to shout, I'll take it!
- You will also likely discover that you'll be able to rescue a lot of meat off the carcass; this is a bonus, since you now have the meat for the soup as well.
- Try to make the stock the day after the turkey was cooked, but if you have to wait another day or so, that's okay; it'll taste best, though, if you can get to it soon.
- Let's get started; first, get out a large pot.
- Next, start to strip off any meat clinging to the carcass; put this in a container and set aside; note that this is a hands-on job and you will get a little messy; that's okay, both your hands and your counter wash up easily.
- As you are stripping off the meat (don't fret, you won't get it ALL, some stubbornly clings to the bones and that's okay, it too flavours the stock), continue to break up the bones and put them in the pot; also put in the pot any turkey skin and all the other assorted"bits" that aren't edible meat.
- When you have the pot full of bones, pour the cold water over and turn heat to high; bring to a boil.
- Now wash up and prepare the veggies and parsley; make sure to leave the onion skin ON as it gives your stock a lovely rich colour.
- When the stock comes to a boil, add all remaining ingredients and turn heat down to a lightly bubbling simmer, the type where the bubbles barely break the surface.
- Now let it simmer for 3 to 4 hours, stirring every once in a while.
- I much prefer letting it reduce down to where I'll only get 7 or 8 cups of stock; I find the flavour much better and stronger, even if I have to add water when making the soup.
- If you only let it simmer till you have about 12 cups of stock, it will be ready sooner but the flavour is much weaker.
- Once you feel your stock is ready, strain it through a fine-meshed sieve into a large bowl; if your sieve is not fine, line it first with cheesecloth; discard the bones and veggies you used to make the stock, all their goodness is now in your stock.
- Refrigerate stock, covered, for several hours or preferably overnight; then you can either make soup the next day, or freeze the stock; make sure you skim off the solidified fat before you either make soup or freeze the stock.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 25.1, Fat 0.2, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 41.6, Carbohydrate 5.8, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 2.3, Protein 0.8
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