TURKEY LEFTOVER SOUP
A Hearty winter soup with turkey and wild rice
This is a traditional after-Thanksgiving soup, and a wonderful use of turkey
leftovers. It is a hearty winter soup, suitable as a main course,
especially when served with fresh bread or biscuits.
Ingredients
(Serves 8)
- 1.5 l clear chicken broth
- 50 g uncooked white rice
- 35 g uncooked wild rice
- 25 g green onions,
chopped fine
- 120 g butter
- 75 g flour
- 2.5 ml salt
- 1 ml pepper
- 5 dl milk
(or a mixture of milk and cream)
- 400 g cooked turkey,
cubed (or use chicken)
- 8 bacon slices,
cooked crisp and crumbled
- 50 ml dry sherry
(optional)
Procedure
-
In a large sauce pan combine chicken broth, rice and onions. Bring
to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes.
-
In a medium sauce pan or skillet melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt,
and pepper, cook 1 minute stirring until smooth and bubbly.
-
Slowly stir in the milk and cook until slightly thickened.
-
Slowly stir the milk mixture into the rice mixture, add remaining
ingredients and heat gently, do not boil.
Rating
Difficulty:
Easy to moderate.
Time:
1 hour.
Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
Contributor
Pete Bellas
Citicorp TTI, Santa Monica, California, USA
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Recipe last modified: 5 Dec 86
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