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Friday
28Nov2008

How to Make Turkey Soup

I am too full of that trypto ingredient to make a proper
recipe, but by now, so are you probably. 
Meanwhile, you might have a leftover turkey to deal with.  Pour yourself a glass of wine and follow
along with me.

Turkey Soup Recipe


  • First, pull ALL the meat off the turkey and put it in a
    bowl.  Don't forget about the back side; there
    is good meat there. 

  • Next put the carcass and any other turkey bones in a big pot
    and cover it with water.

  • Add a peeled, halved onion, a couple of peeled garlic cloves
    and a few celery stalks.

  • Toss in a bouillon cube. 
    Pour in a little gravy if you have some left.  Cover the pot and bring to a boil.  Then reduce to a simmer and let it go about
    an hour.

  • Strain the liquid into a big bowl and toss all the gross
    stuff out.

  • Put the big pot back on the stove, add a bit of olive oil
    and sauté some chopped onion, garlic, carrot, celery and potato.  Season with salt, pepper and something good
    like rosemary, thyme, sage.

  • Pour the strained broth back in the pan.  

  • Chop all the good turkey meat you're willing to spare and
    toss that into the soup as well.  Add
    some wine, a squeeze of lemon and season with salt and pepper. You can also add
    noodles or rice if you wish.

  • Let it simmer for an hour or two.  Taste and see if it needs anything.  If not, ladle into bowls and call it dinner.

You can do this in a slow cooker if you start soon enough.  Just follow the carcass boiling part, and the vegetable browning, then dump it all in the crock and let it go all day.

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