Turkey soup
NOTE 1: I'm scared of carcasses, so I cheat and use prepared chicken stock. If you don't have carcass-phobia, go ahead and boil it and do whatever you have to for the stock.
NOTE 2: I tend to be pretty random about measurements. I cook based on the size of the container, not by any specific measurements.
Ingredients:
1) whatever leftover turkey meat you have hanging around. I tend to prefer really finely shredded, but whatever works for you.
2) carrots, chopped into small cubes
3) celery, chopped into small cubes
4) frozen peas
5) frozen corn
6) other vegetables if you like them and you feel like putting them in your soup
7) orzo pasta (you know, the kind that looks like little grains of rice)
8) Chicken stock or turkey stock
9) onions, diced.
Take a big pot. I usually use a very large Dutch oven. Not sure of the capacity, but Little easy child can sit in it, with his legs hanging over the side, so you get the idea.
1. Warm the pan.
2. When a drop of water sizzles in the bottom, add a splash of oil
3. Throw in the onions. Cook them on medication-high until they start to glaze
4. Throw in the carrots, celery, and any other "hard" vegetables you are adding. Cook until they start to get tender, then cook for a few more minutes.
Throw in the frozen corn and peas. Cook until they're starting to thaw.
5. Add the turkey, and stir it aronud in the veg and juices until everything is well blended.
6. Add the chicken stock or turkey stock. Enough that your pot is 3/4 full.
7. Add the pasta. I use about a cup, give or take. You don't want to add so much that it absorbs all of the liquid from the soup. Just enough to have noodles in your noodle soup.
8. Bring just to a boil, then turn down the heat.
9. Cover the pot and simmer until it smells right. You can simmer for an hour or all day. I find it tastes better when you've let it sit for at least a few hours, but it depends on how hungry you are.
Whenever you're ready, serve and eat.
Sorry I couldn't be more precise with the measurements, but as I mentioned, my cooking "style" is pretty random.
Trinity