Turkey Soup Recipe

Homemade turkey soup recipe that is great for post Thanksgiving meals

• Meal Type: Soup
• Ethnicity: Other
• Holiday Category: Thanksgiving
• Preparation Time: Over 1 hour, less than 1 day

Ingredients

• 1 Onion, chopped
• 1 Stalk celery, chopped
• 1 tb Vegetable oil
• 4 c Chicken stock
• 1 c Dry white wine
• 2 Sprigs of parsley
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 Carrot, chopped
• 2 tb Unsalted butter
• 1/4 c All purpose flour
• 4 c Water
• 1 Turkey carcass
• 1/2 ts Thyme
• 6 Peppercorns

Directions

1. Cook onion, carrot and celery in the butter and oil over moderately high heat, stirring for 7 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are golden
2. Add flour and cook over moderate heat, stirring for 2 minutes
3. Stir in stock, 4 cups water and wine, and bring to a boil
4. Add turkey carcass broken in pieces, parsley, thyme, bay leaf and peppercorns
5. Simmer soup, partially covered, skimming any froth as it rises to surface, for about 1 1/2 hours
6. Strain soup into heated tureen, pressing hard on the solids
7. Serve or cool and store.