eelo
04-11-2008, 08:21 PM
My daughter did this for her first Thanksgiving as a married woman, and her in-laws think she's an angel sent from heaven to look after their son. You can easily modify this very basic recipe to fit your personal tastes.
Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Soup
Turkey carcass
Carrots
Celery
Onion
1 28oz can chopped tomatoes
parsley
salt
pepper
When most of the meat is removed from the turkey carcass, stick the carcass in a large pot of water and boil it for a couple hours. After about an hour, skim fat from the boiling water, take out any pieces of turkey skin, and remove any pieces of bone that have been boiled clean. Leave the rest n the boiling water and take them out as they get clean.
If you had a vegetable tray for Thanksgiving, this is a good way to use the leftover carrots, celery, and green onions. If you don’t have leftovers, cut carrots and celery into ½-inch pieces and add to boiling water. Throw in ½ cup chopped onion and the can of tomatoes (don’t try to drain it). The acid in the tomatoes will help clean the meat off the carcass. Add parsley with the vegetables; salt and pepper to taste.
Season the soup to taste. Consider throwing in things like oregano, a little hot sauce, cut-up zucchini, potato pieces, corn, or anything else you think you’d like. If you add rice or pasta, remember to add more water because much of it will be absorbed into the rice or pasta. Heat up the amount you want for dinner, serve it with crusty bread (like French or Italian) and put the rest in a container in the fridge or freezer for later. If the soup seems too concentrated, add water. Pull out the bone pieces when they’re cleaned of any meat, or before serving (warn people they may find a small bone or two in there).
Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Soup
Turkey carcass
Carrots
Celery
Onion
1 28oz can chopped tomatoes
parsley
salt
pepper
When most of the meat is removed from the turkey carcass, stick the carcass in a large pot of water and boil it for a couple hours. After about an hour, skim fat from the boiling water, take out any pieces of turkey skin, and remove any pieces of bone that have been boiled clean. Leave the rest n the boiling water and take them out as they get clean.
If you had a vegetable tray for Thanksgiving, this is a good way to use the leftover carrots, celery, and green onions. If you don’t have leftovers, cut carrots and celery into ½-inch pieces and add to boiling water. Throw in ½ cup chopped onion and the can of tomatoes (don’t try to drain it). The acid in the tomatoes will help clean the meat off the carcass. Add parsley with the vegetables; salt and pepper to taste.
Season the soup to taste. Consider throwing in things like oregano, a little hot sauce, cut-up zucchini, potato pieces, corn, or anything else you think you’d like. If you add rice or pasta, remember to add more water because much of it will be absorbed into the rice or pasta. Heat up the amount you want for dinner, serve it with crusty bread (like French or Italian) and put the rest in a container in the fridge or freezer for later. If the soup seems too concentrated, add water. Pull out the bone pieces when they’re cleaned of any meat, or before serving (warn people they may find a small bone or two in there).