kutta
Footballguy
The last few years I've been making a turkey soup while watching college football on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year is no different. It is super easy and fun to do, and the soup is amazing.
Here's what I do.
1. Take the carcass and any left over drippings (I stuff the turkey with onions and celery while I cook it - I use those in the soup too) and place it in a large pot (I use a 20 qt. pot so I have plenty of room).
2. Cut up some celery, carrots, onions, and turnips and put them in the pot.
3. Add water - I usually fill a 20 qt. pot about 3/4 of the way with water after the pot is full of the other stuff.
4. Boil for 4 or 5 hours. I don't use any chicken stock like some recipes call for. Boiling the mixture for this long makes an awesome broth.
5. Strain everything really well so all you have left is broth.
6. Skim any fat off the top - an easy way to do this is to refridgerate the broth and the fat will rise to the top overnight. I usually just do it the same day because I hate waiting to eat it.
7. Add new carrots and celery to the soup. Cut up leftover turkey and add that (you can also buy a roasted chicken at the grocery store and use that if you don't have turkey left).
8. Let the veggies cook for another hour or so.
9. Add pasta - whatever you like here is good. You can also add rice. I actually like it better without the pasta but the wife and kids like it in there.
10. Enjoy!
Does anyone else make soup with their turkey? It is so easy and good that I am surprised more folks don't do it.
Here's what I do.
1. Take the carcass and any left over drippings (I stuff the turkey with onions and celery while I cook it - I use those in the soup too) and place it in a large pot (I use a 20 qt. pot so I have plenty of room).
2. Cut up some celery, carrots, onions, and turnips and put them in the pot.
3. Add water - I usually fill a 20 qt. pot about 3/4 of the way with water after the pot is full of the other stuff.
4. Boil for 4 or 5 hours. I don't use any chicken stock like some recipes call for. Boiling the mixture for this long makes an awesome broth.
5. Strain everything really well so all you have left is broth.
6. Skim any fat off the top - an easy way to do this is to refridgerate the broth and the fat will rise to the top overnight. I usually just do it the same day because I hate waiting to eat it.
7. Add new carrots and celery to the soup. Cut up leftover turkey and add that (you can also buy a roasted chicken at the grocery store and use that if you don't have turkey left).
8. Let the veggies cook for another hour or so.
9. Add pasta - whatever you like here is good. You can also add rice. I actually like it better without the pasta but the wife and kids like it in there.
10. Enjoy!
Does anyone else make soup with their turkey? It is so easy and good that I am surprised more folks don't do it.
