Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Mom’s Turkey Soup



Every Thanksgiving my mother takes what’s left of the turkey carcass and makes a delicious turkey soup that we enjoy for days.

The first step is to make the stock, which you can get started on right after dinner.

A classic from the recipe archive!


Mom’s Turkey Soup Recipe

The amounts shown are a guideline. Improvise at will depending on the ingredients you have on hand and how much soup you are making.

Ingredients

For the stock:

  • 1 turkey carcass, leftover from carving a whole turkey, including any leftover drippings or giblets (not the liver) if you have them
  • Cold water
  • 1 medium to large yellow onion, quartered or cut into thick wedges
  • 1 to 2 carrots, roughly chopped (can include tops)
  • Several sprigs of fresh parsley
  • 1 to 2 sprigs of thyme, or a teaspoon of dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 celery rib (roughly chopped) and some celery tops
  • 5 to 10 peppercorns
  • Salt
  • Pepper

For the soup:

  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups each, chopped carrots, onion, and celery
  • A few sprigs of fresh parsley, leaves chopped (about 2 to 4 Tbsp)
  • A couple cloves garlic, minced
  • Seasoning  - a couple teaspoons or more of poultry seasoning (to taste) or a combination of ground sage, thyme, marjoram, and/or a bouillon cube
  • 2 cups or more of leftover chopped or shredded cooked turkey meat
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Egg noodles or rice (optional, skip egg noodles for gluten-free version)


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