Turkey soup

[hoggsback]

Looking for a good soup recipe for leftovers. Or another creative use for leftover turkey.

[waskawood]

I never use a recipe for soup. Boil the carcuss until it falls apart. Pick out the bones. Throw in what ever you want for veggies. I like to stagger my veggie cooking time accordingly so the softer ones don't get mushy. Add left over turkey meat. I throw in the left over gravy and if you have a good base you can add that if you need more flavor. Season to taste with salt pepper and what ever other spices and herbs you like. I like to add egg noodles. Like I said no recipe, just add what you have laying around and adjust accroding to your taste.

[Tom Linderholm]

Waska brings up a great point. Don't discard your carcass, this is the key ingredient in any soup.

A basic stock recipe will get the flavors together for your soup.

Bones (meat put aside), celery, carrot and onion. A minimum of 3 hours to get the roasted turkey flavor to your base. Start it with cold water to extract any marrow into your base.

After you strain your stock, there are a ton of soups that can be made. Today we made Turkey Noodle at one restaraunt, a southwest chile at another. You could use even a typical chicken and wild rice recipe. The key to your soup will be using your stock as a base.

Good Luck and Enjoy!

[Borch]

One year we made turky ala king out of the left over turkey. Only downside was that after that was gobbled up we were out of turkey leftovers.

[hoggsback]

Thanks guys, I made my stock the day after Turkey day. I am now trying to decide what to make with it. Last year, I made soup but added so many egg noodles, it turned out more like a hotdish then soup. I was really good though.

I think I will try the wild rice and sub. turkey for the chicken. It sounds great and would be different.

Thanks for sharing guys.

[waskawood]

It is funny you mentioned that. I tried making some last night. I just made a rue and added milk, turkey, peas, carrots and onions. It was lacking something. Can you give me a hint?

[Hotspotter]

If looking for a basic soup recipe for using up the leftovers, try this one from the NWTF that's pretty good. Intended for Wild Turkey, but I'm sure the domestic variety will work just fine!

Wild Turkey White Chili

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 cup minced onion

1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic

4 teaspoons ground cumin

1 1/2 pound uncooked wild turkey breast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (or leftover pre-cooked meet)

4 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt broth

2 tablespoons chopped seeded jalapeño chilies


1 teaspoon dried marjoram


1 teaspoon dried savory

1 16-ounce can Great Northern beans, rinsed, drained

1
16-ounce can navy beans

2 medium-sized potatoes, pealed and diced

Several dashes of hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)

Chopped green onions

Grated cheddar cheese


Sour cream 


Preparation

Heat vegetable oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until tender. Add cumin and stir about 30 seconds. Add turkey breast. Sauté until about 4 to 5 minutes, or until no longer pink. Add chicken stock, jalapeños, marjoram and savory to turkey mixture. Add beans and potatoes to chili. Simmer covered until chili is thick, about 45 minutes. Season with hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Add green onions, cheese and sour cream separately as desired. 
Serves 4.