{"id":81051,"date":"2009-12-14T12:22:55","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T17:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=135774"},"modified":"2009-12-14T12:22:55","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T17:22:55","slug":"let%e2%80%99s-stay-warm-this-holiday-turkey-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/81051","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Stay Warm This Holiday: Turkey Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I gear up for the Holidays and my trip home to my parents I think of our old Victorian home and how cold it&#8217;s going to be. Then I remember that my Mom always reserves the left over turkey to make some traditional <em><strong>Old-Fashioned Turkey Soup<\/strong><\/em>. Not only does this soup warm me up and destroy any chill I have it&#8217;s a green recipe. You end up using the entire carcass of the turkey from your Christmas dinner to make the tastiest turkey broth. There is barely any waste and that&#8217;s something to brag about.<\/p>\n<p>To warm up your loved ones over the Holidays try this hearty recipe.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Old-Fashioned Turkey Soup<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/iStock_000007942427XSmall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135775\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/iStock_000007942427XSmall.jpg\" alt=\"iStock_000007942427XSmall\" width=\"441\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 2-3\/4 hours<\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1 leftover turkey carcass (from a 12-pound turkey)<\/p>\n<p>5 quarts water<\/p>\n<p>soup:<\/p>\n<p>3 cups cubed cooked turkey<\/p>\n<p>1 can (28 ounces) stewed tomatoes<\/p>\n<p>1 large onion, chopped<\/p>\n<p>2 large carrots, shredded<\/p>\n<p>1 cup chopped celery<\/p>\n<p>1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed<\/p>\n<p>3\/4 cup fresh or frozen peas<\/p>\n<p>3\/4 cup uncooked long grain rice<\/p>\n<p>4 chicken bouillon cubes<\/p>\n<p>2 teaspoon pepper<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 teaspoon dried marjoram<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 teaspoon dried thyme<\/p>\n<p><em>Directions:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1. Place the turkey carcass and water in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; slowly bring to a boil over low heat. Cover and simmer for 1-1\/2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>2. Remove carcass and discard. Strain the broth through a cheesecloth-lined colander. If using immediately, skim fat or refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight, then remove fat from surface. Stock may be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for 4 to 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>3. For soup. return strained broth to pan. Add the turkey, vegetables, rice, bouillon and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice and vegetables are tender.<\/p>\n<p>Yield: 22 servings (5-1\/2 quarts)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/iStock_000005967122XSmall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135776\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/iStock_000005967122XSmall.jpg\" alt=\"Tomato soup\" width=\"425\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Because this recipe yields so much it is meant to be put away and stored in your freezer. That&#8217; exactly what my Mom does so that when it&#8217;s really cold or if someone is sick she has some great soup on hand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I&#8217;m feeling warm already!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Happy Holidays everyone!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Recipe Source: Linda Sand &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/christmas-eve-dinner-cilantro-lime-cod\/\" ><em><strong>The Taste of Home Cookbook<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Image Credit: iStockPhoto<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/lets-stay-warm-this-holiday-turkey-soup\/\">Let&#8217;s Stay Warm This Holiday: Turkey Soup<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I gear up for the Holidays and my trip home to my parents I think of our old Victorian home and how cold it&#8217;s going to be. Then I remember that my Mom always reserves the left over turkey to make some traditional Old-Fashioned Turkey Soup. Not only does this soup warm me up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}