Turkey Frame Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 turkey carcass, broken, with meat on it
• 4 bay leaves
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and split
• 16 sprigs fresh parsley (or 1 tablespoon dry parsley)
• 12 peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 6 large carrots, cut into half-inch rounds
• 6 large celery ribs, chopped
• 6 medium turnips or 6 medium beets, scraped and chopped

Recipe

• 1 combine the turkey carcass and the bouquet garni in 16 cups of water in a stock pot. bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and simmer for 90 minutes or until meats falls off the bones.
• 2 remove carcass and remove any meat from it. discard bones and reserve meat.
• 3 let broth cool. once cooled, strain broth and discard spices. refrigerate broth and turkey meat overnight.
• 4 scrape any fat that has solidified on the surface of the broth.
• 5 add the vegetables to the broth, and simmer, covered, for 45 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
• 6 season soup to taste with salt and pepper.