Turkey Soup Creole Style Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 turkey carcass with 2 cups meat left on | ||
| Salad oil | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 3 medium-sized celery stalks, thinly sliced | ||
| 2 medium-sized onions, chopped | ||
| Green pepper | 1 Large, diced | |
| Water | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Thyme leaves | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper sauce | 3/4 Teaspoon | |
| Tomatoes | 1 Can (10oz) | |
| 1 cup regular long-grain rice | ||
| 1 10-ounce package frozen cut okra | ||
Directions
1. Cut turkey meat from carcass into bite-sized pieces; cover and refrigerate. With kitchen shears, cut carcass into several pieces.
2. In 8-quart Dutch oven or saucepot over medium heat, into hot salad oil, stir flour; cook, stirring constantly, until flour is dark brown but not burned. Add celery, onions, and green pepper; cook until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently. Add carcass, water, salt, thyme, and hot-pepper sauce; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove carcass from broth; discard. To broth mixture remaining in Dutch oven, add tomatoes with their liquid, rice, and frozen okra; stir to break up tomatoes. Over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until rice and okra are tender, stirring occasionally. Add cut-up turkey meat; heat through.
2. In 8-quart Dutch oven or saucepot over medium heat, into hot salad oil, stir flour; cook, stirring constantly, until flour is dark brown but not burned. Add celery, onions, and green pepper; cook until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently. Add carcass, water, salt, thyme, and hot-pepper sauce; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove carcass from broth; discard. To broth mixture remaining in Dutch oven, add tomatoes with their liquid, rice, and frozen okra; stir to break up tomatoes. Over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until rice and okra are tender, stirring occasionally. Add cut-up turkey meat; heat through.
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