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Leftover Turkey Recipes and Ideas
Our favorite part of turkey is the leftovers. We always cook too
much on purpose because we love the recipes with the leftovers.
We are sure everyone has there favorites; we just hope that we
can add some new ideas to your turkey leftovers possibilites.
You start with a perfectly cooked turkey. We think fresh and
organic is the best, simply roasted with olive oil, salt and
pepper and stuffed with an onion to help with the gravy flavors.
After the main meal, slice what you want for sandwiches; then
take the remainder and cover it with water and simmer on low a
good while: until the meat falls off the bone. Separate the meat
and broth discarding the rest. Chill the meat and broth. After
it chills, defat and you have the basis for all of the ideas
below.
My husband's absolute favorite turkey leftover is turkey pot
pie. Other ideas are turkey noodle soup, turkey rice soup,
turkey hash, turkey gumbo, turkey and dumplings, turkey divan,
turkey pozole, turkey fricassee, turkey tetrazzini and turkey
vegetable soup. What is turkey hash, you ask? It is one of the
comfort foods from my childhood, served by my mother and my
grandma. You take lots of the shredded turkey, with an equal
amount of broth. Thicken with a roux (several T butter, melted,
add flour and whisk until browned and add to the meat and broth,
off heat whisking to remove any lumps) or for a fat free
version, put 1/4 cup flour in a jar, add 3/4 cup hot water. Put
lid on jar and shake well until well combined. Add to meat and
broth. Cook until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. My
favorite way to serve is over toast. It's like a soul warming
turkey and gravy to die for. I think some people call it
open
faced hot turkey sandwich. You can also serve it over noodles,
mashed potatoes or rice.
Did you know about a common breakfast in China called Congee (or
jook). It is a porridge of broth and rice, cooked until the rice
pretty much falls apart. It is served with condiments (chopped
scallions, meat, whatever) and dim sum. When in Hong Kong, we
found this to be the most comforting breakfast we have ever
eaten. We had the Chinese breakfast every morning even though we
had a choice of American Style or Chinese. It just seems so
right to me. So below, we are going to give you our version of
congee, made with turkey and turkey stock. You can try it for
lunch or as an appetizer for dinner; however, we would highly
recommend you try it for breakfast on a cold winter day. We
think you will love it.
To make congee, use raw rice, not leftover rice. You should use
about 1 cup rice to 3 quarts liquid. It should be the
consistency of a thin porridge. Bring liquid to a simmer. Add
rice. Simmer 30 minutes, uncovered. Cover and simmer several
hours. This will serve 6-8 and can be frozen and reheated.
If we ger enough requests, we'll post more turkey recipes. If
not, you'll get another original.
Eat well.
About the author:
Peggy Bloodworth left a high-tech sales VP job entertaining
clients around the world to start a personal chef & catering
business in RTP, NC. More party ideas, recipes, menus and
pictures can be found on her website
swank website. She
maintains a large garden & vineyard. Menus are well researched,
recipes mostly original & ingredients fresh, organic and mainly
from her garden.
