I tossed the drumsticks, wings and most of the turkey bones into an 8-quart stock pot a couple days ago and filled it half way up with water and then added salt, pepper, a few stalks of celery and a couple of broken up carrots to flavor the stock. I cooked it covered for about 6 hours on the stove and then strained it, leaving only the golden stock behind. Before adjusting the salt and seasoning, I boiled it down and reduced it by almost half to make a rich dark golden stock and then seasoned it. I tossed in some leftover turkey meat, a couple of big handfuls of fresh baby spinach and a plate of leftover uncooked zoodles that I made a few days ago using zucchini and yellow squash. I thinly peeled a carrot into the pot and simmered everything together for a few minutes and BOOM...our "goodbye turkey" soup was done. We enjoyed it...and also enjoyed the fact that we now get to take a little break from turkey for a bit. I snapped a couple photos for you to see below. Enjoy!
Hi GGC,
ReplyDeleteNothing better than turkey soup, is there? We used to bake the turkey "frame" in the oven to brown the bones a bit. Either way it's great stuff ... the epitome of comfort food!
I've been resisting getting another bulky kitchen tool for my already crowded little kitchen, but I'm seriously considering your "zoodle" machine. My hand-held tool works great but the twisting is kind of hard on the wrist for anything more than a smallish amount. And I'm getting to be quite a zoodle fan! :-)
Hi CyberSis,
ReplyDeleteWow...great idea about baking the "frame"...(LOL not carcass) in the oven to brown. I bet it adds good flavor. I'll have to remember that.
I know...I really hesitated getting a larger zoodle gadget, too. But, like you, found trying to make more than a serving or two rather tedious. I don't mind doing it for a couple of side dishes but when I want to make several "pasta" servings or more, this gadget just works so quickly. And it is light weight and rinses off nicely. Well, I guess Christmas is coming up and there is that little old thing called a "Christmas wish list"..."just saying"... ;-)
Hi GGC,
ReplyDeleteWell ... I just by-passed the Wish List and ordered an early Christmas gift ... for me! Wanna guess what it is? :-)
Hi CyberSis,
ReplyDeleteHa! You just couldn't wait, could you? LOL Well, at least you waited until December! I have a feeling you will be making "oodles of zoodles" pretty soon! ;-)