Sunday, November 26, 2006

Turkey Carcass Soup

I love browsing the website "Allrecipes.com" for recipes that include what I happen to have in my refrigerator. For instance today I will make:

After Thanksgiving Turkey Soup


INGREDIENTS

1 leftover turkey carcass
3 medium onions, chopped
2 large carrots, diced
2 celery ribs, diced
1 cup butter, cubed
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half-and-half cream
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
3/4 teaspoon pepper


DIRECTIONS:
Place turkey carcass in a soup kettle or Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Remove carcass; cool. Set aside 3 qt. broth. Remove turkey from bones and cut into bite-size pieces; set aside.
In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute the onions, carrots and celery in butter until tender. Reduce heat; stir in flour until blended. Gradually add 1 qt. of reserved broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Add cream, rice, salt, bouillon, pepper, remaining broth and reserved turkey. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until rice is tender.

The forecast calls for snow and very cold temps this week. Perfect soup weather!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Mary!

Your soup looks and sounds yummy!

Thank-you for a wonderful time visiting you. I enjoyed myself dispite the setbacks.

Being with family makes everything all better.

Love,
Kathy (still in Anchorage heading home to Valdez on Saturday, weather depending)

 
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