Yay! I scored a huge Turkey carcass today!

[bicentennial_baby]

There were 2 for dinner at my SIL's, so I asked if I could get one, the one without stuffing residue.

SCORE! :bounce:

Somebody's making stock this weekend! :woohoo:

:hi:

[cbayer]

1. Mine is now cooling. I just love turkey stock

My husband just took a big bowl out with the bones and residue and all the grease. I had to make him put it back and made his some nice leftover mashed potatoes with gravy instead.

:rofl:

My apartment smells wonderful!

[pengillian101]

2. Somebody's making stock this weekend!

Hey, I made my stock today. :hi:

That carcass along with onions carrots celery and seasonings cooked quite awhile in my kitchen today. I strained out the big chunks, the itty bitty stuff at the bottom are the spices and herbs.

I am bound and determined to make the best gravy out of that! Going to follow my old gravy mindset. Bring that stock/broth to a boil. Add a slurry made of COLD stock (or water) and flour or cornstarch. And boil to consistency.

Also cooked up some wild rice.

Also reheated the turkey with just a tich of broth covered in foil in the oven, because the turkey near the bone was a little pink.

Leftover heaven! Casseroles galore! Soups DeJour! I don't know what to make first. Wild rice and turkey are naturals together.

And, because I recently learned to love this - I will mash that leftover squash and then add some sweetcorn.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I made my stock via the pressure cooker.

It is the richest, most gellutous, most delicious batch I've ever made.

[hippywife]

4. I still have half a turkey left and then some.

Send sniffa over. I know he's jonesing for leftovers. Still have stuffing, sweet potatoes, and cranberries. I can eat this stuff every meal for several days coz when it's gone, it's gone. So I'm with him.

Enjoy your stock. That's next on my list when I get this one stripped and into containers to make more room in the fridge.

[lizerdbits]

5. That's what I did yesterday

I used the stock for 2 different soups. One with chorizo and kale, and the other with ginger, lemongrass, jalapenos, and jasmine rice (both also had turkey in them). I still had leftover turkey so I made a pie with blue cheese, pears, and dried cranberries. :9

[bicentennial_baby]

6. I'm just going to freeze it all...which also means

I'll be up half the night, waiting for it to cool so I can put it in the fridge.

and WOW, your recipes sound incredible! :o

[lizerdbits]

7. All the recipes are Cook's Illustrated

Actually I think the pie recipe was linked in their email but on the Cook's Country site. Well, same people.

[hippywife]

8. I have to do mine tonight

and freeze it. Or I could just freeze the carcass, I guess. I'll decide later.

Congrats again on lots of yummy stock. :hi: