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Smoked Turkey Broth

By: anna32182 
"Delicious base for a broth-based soup or a wonderful smoky addition to any recipe calling for chicken, beef, or veal stock. Especially delicious used in mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 5.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (2)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 6 quarts
 

Ingredients

  • 2 smoked turkey legs
  • 1 large red onion, cut in half
  • 1 large Spanish onion, cut in half
  • 1 large carrot, cut in thirds
  • 1 large red bell pepper, seeded (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 7 quarts cold water
  • 5 cloves garlic, lightly smashed
  • 10 whole black peppercorns
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cup water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Brush the turkey legs, red onion, Spanish onion, carrot, and red bell pepper with olive oil; place into a roasting pan.
  3. Roast in the preheated oven until the turkey and vegetables turn brown, about 15 minutes.
  4. Pour 7 quarts water into a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the roasted turkey and vegetables, the garlic, and black peppercorns to the water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer.
  5. Place the roasting pan over a stove burner (two burners, if it will fit) and heat until the drippings sizzle. Pour in 1 cup of water and scrape up and dissolve all the browned flavor bits from the roasting pan into the water. Pour the drippings mixture into the stock.
  6. Simmer for 6 hours, periodically skimming and discarding the foamy scum that forms on the top of the broth. Pour the stock through a strainer, discarding the turkey and vegetables (they have given up all their flavor). Cool and store in airtight containers. Can be frozen.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • I do not use the turkey meat as the soup meat. It has the tendency to develop a spongy mouth feel when boiled. In a pinch, however, feel free to remove the legs after 2 hours and pick the meat off. Return the bones to the broth for the duration of the cook time.
  • Editor's Note
  • The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the soup ingredients. The actual amount of the meat and vegetables consumed will vary.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 39 | Total Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 10mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2010 by ellie may Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This is a great basic broth-making recipe. I do it in the slow cooker-use any smoked...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2011 by SweetBasil Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I cooked our smoked turkey carcass and legs all day, adding more water as it cooked down. ...

 

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