Making Turkey (or Chicken) Soup
Remember the stock will reduce and it's easy to over salt at this point. If the carcass has a little bit of stuffing in the nooks and crannies, so much the better. Once the stock has simmered for an hour or two, strain and cool. Discard the vegetables and pick any useable meat from the bones.
Put the stock in the refrigerator over night. All the turkey (chicken) fat will rise to the top and congeal. Carefully remove this fat and use sparingly to saute vegetables (celery, carrots, onions, plus whatever you like in your soup) until they are translucent. Heat the stock and add the sautéed vegetables and any leftover turkey (chicken) to the soup. Simmer until everything is tender and then season to taste.
By using this method your soup isn't greasy, and by using the turkey (chicken) fat to saute the veggies rather than oil or butter, has even more turkey (chicken) flavor, and you're using something that would have been thrown away.
By ShellyE from Las Vegas, Nevada
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RE: Making Turkey (or Chicken) Soup
Will try this soon. Sounds very good.
Post by Raeb22
RE: Making Turkey (or Chicken) Soup
Haven't tried this, but it sure sounds great! Thanks for the recipe! Will give it a try next week!!!!!
Post By marilynj100 (Guest Post)
RE: Making Turkey (or Chicken) Soup
I wouldn't discard the veggies from the simmering, I usually blend them into the stock after taking off the fat!! We deep fry our turkeys and this makes a very rich stock. i have been making a turkey almost once a month since finding out how wonderful deep frying was! Needless to say i also have lots of soup too!
Post By Terry (Guest Post)
RE: Making Turkey or Chicken Soup
Add a little vinegar to the water at the beginning of cooking to draw the calcium out of the bones. You'll never taste it, and it'll add nutrients.
Post by susanmajp
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