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What else can I make with my turkey stock?

Posted on 11/27/20 at 8:21 am
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
74889 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 8:21 am
I'm a bit tired of gumbo. Ideas on other uses? If it has to be gumbo, what can I do to make it different besides adding in andouille? Different seasoning, choice of meat, anything.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
137751 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 8:33 am to
Turkey noodle soup
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
19751 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 8:33 am to
Really you can make any soup that would use chicken stock. Just replace with turkey stock.

For turkey gumbo, I actually prefer Conecuh hickory smoked sausage over andouille. Any really smokey sausage will work if you don't want/can't find Conecuh.

Just spitballing here:

- Turkey pot pie
- Turkey demi-glace
- Risotto
- Turkey jambalaya
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
14722 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 8:43 am to
Beans. We made two lbs. of lima beans using stock instead of some of the water and they came out great.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
28327 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 8:44 am to
Chicken (turkey) pho.
Turkey chili verde
Posted by TigerSaint1
Member since Apr 2014
1479 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 8:46 am to
Turkey/Chicken and Dumplings
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 9:04 am to
I made a soup that was amazing.
Make a stock
Saute some chopped onions and garlic in olive oil.
Start adding warm stock and bring to a boil
Add sliced potatoes and carrots and simmer for 10 min
Add turkey and just enough heavy cream to change the color.
Simmer 10 more minutes and then eat.
Posted by Chipand2Putts
trembling hills
Member since Apr 2012
1575 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 9:28 am to
Greens
Pot liquor from turkey stock will be amazing
Posted by jmon
Loisiana
Member since Oct 2010
9229 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 9:43 am to
As stated and to add to the list, use stock as a replacement for water in recipes for noodles, rice, beans, potatoes, gravy...
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
17820 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 10:17 am to
I went to buy a baking hen this morning to make a pot of chicken/sausage/okra gumbo for tomorrow and Rouses and Winn-Dixie had NO fresh fryers or baking hens on hand.

Guess a lot of folks had just household members to cook for and opted for smaller birds instead of a turkey.

But back to the subject at hand:

I made my stock already from the carcass of the fried turkey I cooked yesterday and it is now cooling to be used just as I would a chicken stock. In gumbos, soups, stews, pot pies, jambalayas, etc.

Hell, just a cup of the hot broth is a refreshing treat to have once in a while. I actually make an aspic since it will gel when cold, so the flavors are more intense than a plain broth type stock.
Posted by Captain Ray
Member since Nov 2016
1589 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:03 am to
We been making lots of gumbo lately having kinda a contest wife made smoked hen with sausage and andouille so last week I upped the game with hen and oyster tasso and andouille. Wo we decided to make clean the fridge soup this year carcus and whet ever we have wilting in the fridge. the carcus and drippings make a great soup base
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
18624 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 11:30 am to
Polenta

Turkey Broth and corn meal stirred constantly. Do it traditionally using ground flint corn, or simply use yellow corn meal.

It's kinda like grits but smoother and using broth instead of water so it's tastier.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44031 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:38 pm to
Turkey Bog. It’s what I make with the leftovers every year.
Posted by alajones
Huntsvegas
Member since Oct 2005
35221 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 12:41 pm to
Turkey and Dumplings are my favorite thing to make with the leftover Turkey carcass
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
7531 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 1:15 pm to
I pretty much make everything that requires liquid with some kind of homemade stock now. I put it in my jambalaya, ettoufe, soup, beans, etc. Makes it taste so much better
Posted by LSURoss
Dragon Believer
Member since Dec 2007
16109 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 3:03 pm to
I'm freezing half and making ramen with the other half.

Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
136980 posts
Posted on 11/27/20 at 8:18 pm to
What’s y’all’s recipe for your stock?
Posted by LSURoss
Dragon Believer
Member since Dec 2007
16109 posts
Posted on 11/28/20 at 6:58 am to
Fresh cayenne and rosemary from the garden.

Sage
Carrots
Black peppercorns
Crushed red pepper flakes

Also took the garlic, lemons abs onions from the carcass and threw them in there.

No real recipe, just keep adding to taste.
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
18624 posts
Posted on 11/28/20 at 7:59 am to
quote:

What’s y’all’s recipe for your stock?
Turkey carcass and water.

Keeping it simple allows for versatility later.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
43168 posts
Posted on 11/28/20 at 9:32 am to
quote:

Turkey noodle soup


My favorite part of Thanksgiving food TBH. Nothing on Earth is better than a bowl of turkey noodle soup and a grilled cheese on a cold December day. NOTHING. Fresh sage and thyme are critical to this.
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