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Holiday Turkey Soup
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 180 Minutes
Ready In: 210 Minutes
Servings: 10
Got this one from my mother-in-law, but I added seasonings & veggies. This a great box car recipe and gives you a way to use turkey up without everyone getting tired of turkey. Do not use a turkey carass that has been brined or smoked, it's just to salty.
Ingredients:
1 turkey carcass (meat removed from thanksgiving or christmas dinner)
1 bay leaf
turkey broth
2 -3 cups cut up turkey meat
1 cup dry barley
1/2 cup dry rice (brown preferred)
1 chopped onion
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
12 cups water (filtered preferred)
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon salt (sea salt preferred)
4 -6 pressed garlic cloves or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup chopped carrot
2 -3 chopped celery ribs
pepper
Directions:
1. Cover turkey carass with with the 12 cups of water and add the bay leaf. Bring to boil, then cook on low for 1 to 2 hours. Let cool, remove carass & bay leaf & skim the fat.
2. Bring broth to boil and add barley, salt, pepper, poulty seasoning.
3. Once barley has been started, cook rice in a separate pot.
4. After barley has cooked for about 40 minutes, add turkey & all remaining veggies. Cook an additional 20 minutes.
5. Stir in cooked rice. Serves a crowd & is even better the second day. Freezes great as well.
By RecipeOfHealth.com