Turkey Frame Soup is the perfect after-Thanksgiving recipe for anyone who cannot abide wasting perfectly good food. This soup freezes well, too.
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Ingredients
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1 turkey carcass
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3 ribs celery, quartered
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1 carrot, quartered
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1 onion, quartered
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2 cloves garlic, halved
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1 bay leaf
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1-1/2 teaspoons salt
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10 black peppercorns
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1/4 teaspoon paprika
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10 cups water
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noodles or rice
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vegetables (chopped carrots, potatoes, pearl onions, etc.)
Instructions
- Break the turkey carcass into pieces and place in a dutch oven or stock pot.
- Add all remaining ingredients.
- Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 2 hours.
- Remove bones and allow broth to cool.
- Remove turkey meat from bones and reserve.
- Discard the bones.
- Strain the broth and discard vegetables and seasonings.
- To the broth, add noodles or rice and cook until almost tender.
- Then add vegetables of your choice and cook until tender.
- Add the reserved turkey meat and season to taste.
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