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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: klydon1]
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11/23/12 02:20 PM
11/23/12 02:20 PM
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Despite my brother's constant reminders that there was no pasta, the day was a success. We had a cold antipasto of prosciutto, salami, breadsticks, sopresata, cheeses and turkey pate. We lost a bowl and a platter to breakage, but considering that we had three tables with three separate serving sets for turkey, stuffing, two kinds of cranberry (fresh and jellied), sweet potato pie, baked white potatoes, green beans, broccoli, gravy, three different breads and butter, not bad.
For dessert, we had two chocolate cakes, two pumpkin pies, an apple pie and an ice cream cake. My house is in shambles, but I wouldn't have had it any other way. I'm thankful for family and friends.
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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: J Geoff]
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11/24/12 03:21 AM
11/24/12 03:21 AM
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Spent another 2 hrs making the actual soup today, after the 4+ hours yesterday. Sheesh! Here we go.... This is based on " Mom's Turkey Soup" but it was very vague (no quantities of anything mentioned), so I took a stab at it after looking at a bunch of different recipes and came up with my own, flying by the seat of my pants: Day 1: Turkey Stock- Remove all good turkey meat from the carcass
- Break up bones a bit and place in a roasting pan, with the skin and giblets (except liver) and roast in 350°F oven for 1 hour. [Optional]
- Meanwhile, go through the turkey meat and remove any fat, skin, cartilage and bones. The white meat came out a bit tough for the soup, so use sparingly or use for sandwiches. Place meat in a bowl and cover with chicken stock to keep moist. Cover and refrigerate.
- After bones have roasted, place into large stock pot or dutch oven. Cover with cold water by an inch. I used 64 oz cold spring water + 64 oz Swanson Organic Vegetable Broth (as it would expire in a few weeks). Add about 2 tbsp Cider Vinegar, and any drippings (about a 1/4 cup in my case) not already used for gravy.
- Turn heat to medium and add half a large yellow onion (quartered then separated), coarse chopped carrots (I used 2, could've used 3 or 4), 3/4 bunch of parsley (as is), 5-6 branches of thyme, bay leaf, 8-10 halved celery tops (or a couple celery stalks, cut in large pieces), about a dozen whole peppercorns, pinch dried tarragon, a sprig of fresh sage, sprig of fresh dill, 1-2 smashed cloves of garlic, and a few sprinkles of celery seed, and some Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper (you can always add more later, so don't over do it).
- Heat until it's at a bare simmer (don't boil), skimming off any foamy crud that may float to the top. Check it every 30 minutes for the next 3 hours or so, when the meat falls off the bones.
- Let cool a bit, then remove bones and veggies and strain the stock through a colander (lined with cheese cloth, or use a mesh sieve) over a large bowl or pot. Pick through for good pieces of meat and add to reserved meat in fridge.
- Let stock cool for a while and skim off any crud on top. Pour into quart soup containers (I yielded 3 quarts of stock) and refrigerate.
Day 2: Turkey Soup- Remove stock from fridge and remove solidified fat from the stock and KEEP. You'll use some in the next step.
- Put some turkey fat in the pot, and heat on medium. Add 2-3 cloves minced garlic, the other half of the onion (finely chopped), and 4-5 chopped carrots. Saute to let sweat until onions are softened and carrots are al dente. [Or you can skip this step and just cook the veggies in the soup itself -- it didn't seem to save any time]
- Add the stock one quart at a time (it will be congealed) and stir until loose. Add 1+ tbsp finely chopped celery leaves (or 1-2 chopped celery stalks), 2+ tsp chopped fresh dill, a sprig each of thyme and sage, 1/4+ cup chopped parsley, pinch or two of dried tarragon, a few grinds of poultry seasoning or a tsp or two of Bell's, and a pinch or two of Kosher salt and ground pepper.
- Cook with a bare simmer, do not boil.
- Meanwhile, prepare 1.5-2 cups of rice. I used Success rice, boiled in the bag for 8 minutes. [Or you can use noodles or Pastina, etc]
- Meanwhile, go through the turkey meat again (don't discard the chicken broth it's been soaking in). Feel and taste as you pull apart bite-sized pieces and place in a separate bowl. As I said, some white pieces may have become tough already, so just eat them now. When finished, strain the broth to be sure no small pieces of bone remain. Put turkey pieces back in broth.
- When the carrots and onions are cooked through (but not mushy), add the rice and stir.
- Turn off burner, and add turkey meat and its soaking liquid into soup.
- Adjust seasoning to taste -- mine was a bit bland, so I adjusted. It should be even better the next day, though.
- If not using immediately, pour into quart soup containers (I yielded 4 quarts of soup) and refrigerate.
I'll know better tomorrow if it's worth it all -- but I'm sure some improvements can be made. For instance, more onion (only had 1 large) and more carrots (only had 5 medium-sized carrots on hand), and possibly more herbs, etc. It's a work-in-progress, but good, though! That's what I did last year, and, apparently I never posted that it was just eh (kinda tasteless) after 6+ hrs of work. I'm looking for a new recipe this year, which I'll probably do on Sunday, if anyone has any they're willing to share...
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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: klydon1]
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11/24/12 03:26 AM
11/24/12 03:26 AM
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P.S. This year it wasn't catered; there were just 4 of us. My mom started everything as usual -- the turkey, her awesome rice/sausage stuffing, her mushroom pie (to die for!), her gravy, candied sweet potatoes (she enhanced), plus pre-made mashed potatoes -- and then I finished everything off the last couple hours, then carved and served. Just like the good ol' days.  
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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: klydon1]
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11/24/12 05:37 PM
11/24/12 05:37 PM
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I was thinking the same thing about roasting the bones, Babe. I don't plan on doing that again -- I got that from a different recipe. I'm going to work on a new batch this weekend. Tho my dumbass threw away the neck after my mom picked the meat out of it for the gravy. 
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: klydon1]
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11/24/12 07:27 PM
11/24/12 07:27 PM
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That's a great dinner, SB. I hope you let your brother know that there's no room for pasta on the Thanksgiving dinner table.
Right now I'm in the process of making a giant pot of turkey barley soup from the meatier carcass of one of the turkeys my mom cooked. Kly I might drive out to your area probably past there shoot some Clay Pigeons
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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: klydon1]
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11/24/12 07:35 PM
11/24/12 07:35 PM
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I made my turkey soup from the carcass yesterday. I separate the larger pieces of meat before boiling the frame. My mom had given me about a pint of drippings, which I refrigerated and skimmed before throwing it in.
After about 45 minutes I removed the frame and bones, skimmed the fat, added salt and pepper, and then put in chopped onions, carrots, celery, cabbage and potato. I brought it to a boil and added barley. After 30 minutes I simmered it and added the turkey pieces.
It's better today than it was last night. So, what time is dinner? Did I hear you invited the entire BB over for some Turkey soup. We're on our way. I'll be there in about 3/4 days, the rest of the gang much sooner.  TIS
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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: The Italian Stallionette]
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11/24/12 08:51 PM
11/24/12 08:51 PM
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I made my turkey soup from the carcass yesterday. I separate the larger pieces of meat before boiling the frame. My mom had given me about a pint of drippings, which I refrigerated and skimmed before throwing it in.
After about 45 minutes I removed the frame and bones, skimmed the fat, added salt and pepper, and then put in chopped onions, carrots, celery, cabbage and potato. I brought it to a boil and added barley. After 30 minutes I simmered it and added the turkey pieces.
It's better today than it was last night. So, what time is dinner? Did I hear you invited the entire BB over for some Turkey soup. We're on our way. I'll be there in about 3/4 days, the rest of the gang much sooner. TIS Still some left and you're welcomed to it. I have a stromboli ready to go in the oven for the football game tonight. The soup is very good, but I need a little break from it.
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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: klydon1]
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11/24/12 08:54 PM
11/24/12 08:54 PM
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I made my turkey soup from the carcass yesterday. I separate the larger pieces of meat before boiling the frame. My mom had given me about a pint of drippings, which I refrigerated and skimmed before throwing it in.
After about 45 minutes I removed the frame and bones, skimmed the fat, added salt and pepper, and then put in chopped onions, carrots, celery, cabbage and potato. I brought it to a boil and added barley. After 30 minutes I simmered it and added the turkey pieces.
It's better today than it was last night. So, what time is dinner? Did I hear you invited the entire BB over for some Turkey soup. We're on our way. I'll be there in about 3/4 days, the rest of the gang much sooner. TIS Still some left and you're welcomed to it. I have a stromboli ready to go in the oven for the football game tonight. The soup is very good, but I need a little break from it. But I'm not into sports. Can we watch Lifetime Television for Women instead? TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Let's Talk Turkey
[Re: The Italian Stallionette]
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11/24/12 09:04 PM
11/24/12 09:04 PM
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I made my turkey soup from the carcass yesterday. I separate the larger pieces of meat before boiling the frame. My mom had given me about a pint of drippings, which I refrigerated and skimmed before throwing it in.
After about 45 minutes I removed the frame and bones, skimmed the fat, added salt and pepper, and then put in chopped onions, carrots, celery, cabbage and potato. I brought it to a boil and added barley. After 30 minutes I simmered it and added the turkey pieces.
It's better today than it was last night. So, what time is dinner? Did I hear you invited the entire BB over for some Turkey soup. We're on our way. I'll be there in about 3/4 days, the rest of the gang much sooner. TIS Still some left and you're welcomed to it. I have a stromboli ready to go in the oven for the football game tonight. The soup is very good, but I need a little break from it. But I'm not into sports. Can we watch Lifetime Television for Women instead? TIS Umm...okay, sure. Why not.
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