CREAM OF TURKEY SOUP FROM CARCASS RECIPES

Steps:

• Place turkey carcass in a soup kettle or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add in 2 bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove carcass; cool. Set aside 3 quart broth. Remove turkey from bones and cut into bite-size pieces; set aside.
• In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute the onions, carrots, garlic, and celery in butter until tender. Reduce heat; stir in flour until blended. Gradually add 1 quart of reserved broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Add cream, rice, salt, bouillon, pepper, potatoes (if using), remaining broth and reserved turkey. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until rice is tender.

Steps:

• Place the turkey carcass into a large soup pot or stock pot and pour in the water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook the turkey frame until the remaining meat falls off the bones, about 1 hour. Remove the turkey carcass and remove and chop any remaining turkey meat. Chop the meat.
• Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer into a clean soup pot. Add the chopped turkey to the strained broth; bring the to a boil, reduce heat, and stir in the potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, cabbage, tomatoes, barley, Worcestershire sauce, salt, parsley, basil, bay leaf, black pepper, paprika, poultry seasoning, and thyme. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 1 more hour. Remove bay leaf before serving.