If you've ever roasted a turkey and questioned what to do with the leftover carcass, there's a fantastic solution: make turkey bone stock. This rich, flavorful broth is the perfect base for soups, stews, gravies, and sauces. It's also a great way to use up leftover vegetables and herbs. Plus, it adds a boost of nutrition to any dish. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginner in the kitchen, this step-by-step guide will help you create a delicious and versatile turkey bone stock that will enhance your cooking and bring joy to your meals.
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ROASTED TURKEY STOCK
When you're making a turkey, making stock with the bones is the logical next step. This recipe, from the Los Angeles chef Suzanne Goin, has the usual aromatics - carrots, celery, onions - plus a concentrated shot of white wine and a dried chile, which add a welcome breath of freshness. (Sometimes poultry stock can taste flat.) Roasting the bones and the vegetables in the same pan streamlines the process and adds depth of flavor. You can use this stock in virtually any recipe that calls for chicken stock (except for chicken soup).
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories soups and stews
Time 1h
Yield About 3 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 450 degrees. Using a sturdy knife or your hands, cut or tear turkey carcass into large pieces. Arrange in a single layer in a roasting pan and roast until brown and sizzling, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and transfer pieces to a stockpot.
- Add onions, carrots and celery to the empty roasting pan and place over medium heat. Sauté briefly, just to loosen the crusty turkey bits from bottom of pan.
- Return pan to oven and cook until vegetables are browned around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and place it over medium heat. Add white wine and cook, stirring, until wine is reduced to a syrup, about 3 minutes.
- Add wine-vegetable mixture to stockpot. Add garlic, thyme, bay leaves, black peppercorns and chile. Add 6 quarts water and place over medium-high heat just until mixture comes to a boil.
- Immediately reduce heat to low, skim any foam floating on top and simmer, skimming as needed, for 3 hours. Add 1 teaspoon salt and taste. If stock tastes watery, keep simmering until stock is flavorful. Taste for salt again and add more if needed.
- Strain stock through a sieve into a large container or containers. Discard solids. Let stock cool slightly, then refrigerate. Skim off any fat from the top of the stock. Use within 4 days or freeze.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 157, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 22 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 291 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
EASY TURKEY STOCK
Save the turkey bones from your Thanksgiving feast -- you can use them to make a pot of flavorful stock. Simmer them with some onions, carrots,and celery and you'll have a freezable, low-sodium base for soups, stews, rice dishes, and more.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 3h
Yield Makes 6 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a 3-gallon stockpot, combine all ingredients and fill with enough cold water to cover ingredients by 3 inches when submerged (about 6 quarts).
- Bring to a rapid simmer over high (do not boil); reduce heat until bubbles barely break the surface. Simmer until flavorful, about 2 hours, skimming stock with a ladle every 30 minutes.
- Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard vegetables. Remove meat from bones and save for another use; discard bones. Let stock cool completely before refrigerating. (To store, refrigerate, up to 1 week, or freeze, up to 6 months.)
Nutrition Facts : Calories 88 g, Fat 3 g, Protein 12 g
TURKEY STOCK
Make a great stock with the carcass and then create wonderful soups. The recipe is the basic stock recipe my great grandma used and her mother before her. Once you have a basic stock you can add leftovers, use it to cook rice, make a soup with dumplings, the uses are endless. Hot stock with a few veggies and alphabet pasta is great after school warm-up. I have soup made in the fridge so hubby can snack on it instead of junk.
Provided by Julia Monroe
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Broth and Stock Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine turkey carcass, onions, carrots, celery, green bell pepper, garlic, chicken bouillon cubes, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a stockpot; pour in enough water to cover. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors blend, about 1 hour. Remove stockpot from heat and let sit for 15 minutes. Strain stock through a cheese cloth and discard solids.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 62.5 calories, Carbohydrate 11.7 g, Cholesterol 2.7 mg, Fat 1.2 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 452.8 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
HOW TO MAKE TURKEY BONE BROTH
This homemade Turkey Bone Broth is packed with flavor and is a great way to use up your entire turkey! Use as you would any chicken broth!
Provided by Janelle
Time 4h10m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Fill a large pot with the turkey carcass (bones), vegetables and seasonings.
- Add water to cover the carcass.
- Bring to boil.
- Place the lid on the pot and lower temperature so that the mixture is at a simmer, not a rapid boil.
- Cook for 3 - 4 hours, or until liquid has reduced to about half and is a nice rich color.
- Remove carcass and vegetables. Strain broth through a fine mesh strainer.
- Bottle broth and keep in the fridge for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.
- A well done broth will gel overnight in the fridge.
- Use 1:1 ratio for recipes calling for chicken broth OR use it as a flavor booster with 1 Tablespoon gelled broth for every cup of liquid broth (if you want to stretch it's use).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 284 calories, Carbohydrate 30 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 57 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 12 grams fat, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 15 grams protein, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 423 grams sodium, Sugar 13 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams unsaturated fat
TURKEY STOCK
Get the most out of your turkey by using the bones to make a stock. It can kept in the freezer to be used in soups, risottos and more
Provided by Anna Glover
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put all the ingredients into a large stock pot or your biggest saucepan, and top up with 2 litres water. Add more water to cover all the ingredients if needed.
- Bring to a simmer over a high heat, skimming off any foam that appears on top of the liquid with a spoon. Reduce to a medium heat, then simmer, half covered, for 3 hrs - the stock will have reduced and concentrated its flavours. Or, if you prefer a lighter stock, cover fully while simmering.
- Turn off the heat and leave to cool for a few minutes, then carefully strain into a container or bowl to cool completely. Will keep in the fridge for a week and for three months in the freezer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 88 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 9 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 0.3 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
TURKEY BONE BROTH
This is a savory turkey bone broth you can make from the carcass of a roasted turkey. Make it in advance and store it to use in meals, soups, and stews. Modified Kettle & Fire recipe.
Provided by PTSD709
Categories Clear Soup
Time 10h10m
Yield 5 Quarts
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the turkey carcass and giblets in a large stockpot. Add the onion, garlic, parsley, orange peel, and bay leaves, and cover with cold water.
- Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 8-10 hours (can use slow cooker for the long simmer on low).
- Discard the solids and strain the broth through a fine-mesh strainer into a large container. Ladle the broth into mason jars. Once it's cool, you'll be able to remove the fat on the surface easily with a spoon. Enjoy and refrigerate or freeze the leftovers for later.
- (I use recipe to derive broth then add vegetables and/or meat to make a wholesome soup/stew).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 21.3, Fat 0.3, SaturatedFat 0.1, Cholesterol 5.8, Sodium 42.9, Carbohydrate 4, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.3, Protein 1
TURKEY BONE SOUP
A great way to stretch the life of your Thanksgiving turkey! The carcass of a turkey is boiled in broth and joined by veggies, rice and beans to create a delicious soup.
Provided by MOLLE888
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes
Time 2h50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place the turkey carcass in a large stockpot with a lid. Pour the chicken broth over the turkey to mostly cover. Drop in the onion, celery, and garlic. Bring to a boil over medium heat, cover, and simmer for 2 hours, turning the carcass occasionally.
- Remove the carcass from the stock and set aside to cool. Remove the onion, celery and garlic from the stock and drop them into a blender along with about 1/2 cup of the stock, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the vegetable mixture moving before leaving it on to puree. Pour the pureed onion, celery, and garlic back into the stock.
- Remove as much cooked turkey meat from the carcass as possible and add the meat to the stock. Stir in the chopped turkey breast, frozen mixed vegetables, rice, canned kidney beans, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and paprika. Bring the soup to a boil, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1163.7 calories, Carbohydrate 25.1 g, Cholesterol 274.2 mg, Fat 91.1 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 57.5 g, SaturatedFat 24 g, Sodium 295.1 mg, Sugar 1 g
DARK TURKEY STOCK
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories soups and stews
Time 2h30m
Yield 10 servings, about 2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place bones, meat and chopped or broken-up carcass in a large roasting pan, and place in the oven. Roast, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hour, or until nicely browned. Don't worry if the meat sticks to the bottom of the pan.
- Add chopped vegetables, and roast for about 30 minutes more, stirring once or twice.
- Remove roasting pan to stove top, and place it over one or two burners, whichever is more convenient. Turn heat to high, and barely cover the bones with water, about 8 to 10 cups (it's fine if some of the bones poke up out of the water). When water boils, turn heat down so that the liquid simmers.
- Cook, stirring occasionally and scraping bottom of pan to loosen any bits of meat, for about 30 minutes. Cool, then strain. Refrigerate, and skim off excess fat. Then, store for up to 3 days in the refrigerator (longer if you bring the stock to a boil every second day), or up to several months in the freezer.
HOMEMADE TURKEY STOCK
I remember my mother making this homemade stock after every Thanksgiving. It is wonderful adding it to soup and freezes well to use at any time.-Angela Goodman, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 2h
Yield 3-1/2 quarts.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in a stockpot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1-1/2 hours., Discard turkey carcass. Cool broth 1 hour. Strain through a cheesecloth-lined colander; discard vegetables and herbs. If using immediately, skim fat from broth; or refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, then remove fat from surface. Broth can be frozen up to 2-3 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 1mg cholesterol, Sodium 89mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.
TURKEY BONE BROTH
Who doesn't love roasted turkey?! Everything about it warms the soul-the smell, the taste, the post-Thanksgiving dinner food coma. This recipe captures all of these associations, save the food coma, into a perfectly delightful sipping broth.
Provided by Katherine & Ryan Harvey
Categories HarperCollins turkey Soup/Stew Kid-Friendly Healthy Thanksgiving Small Plates
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Remove the breasts, thighs, and wings from the turkey carcass. Spread the turkey parts out in an even layer on a large baking sheet, along with the neck and any innards that came with the turkey. Dust everything with sea salt and place in the preheated oven. Roast until golden brown, about 40 minutes.
- Transfer everything from the baking sheet to a large stockpot or slow cooker. Cover with the water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium. Skim off the fat and scum that rises to the top and discard; this process takes about 1 hour. Add vinegar, peppercorns, thyme, and rosemary.
- Continue to simmer for 8 hours, adding water as necessary just to keep the bones covered. Add vegetables in the last 5 hours of cooking.
- Gently strain or ladle the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a container. Fill your sink with ice water. Place the container of broth in the ice bath to cool for 1 hour. Use the broth right away, or cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 1 year.
Tips
- Choose the right turkey bones: Look for turkey bones that are meaty and have a good amount of marrow. Avoid bones that are too small or have been stripped of all the meat.
- Roast the bones before making the stock: Roasting the bones adds a deep, rich flavor to the stock. To roast the bones, simply spread them out on a baking sheet and roast them in a preheated oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 30-45 minutes, or until they are browned.
- Use a variety of vegetables and herbs: To add flavor to the stock, use a variety of vegetables and herbs. Some good options include carrots, celery, onions, garlic, parsley, thyme, and bay leaves.
- Simmer the stock for a long time: The longer you simmer the stock, the more flavor it will have. Simmer the stock for at least 4 hours, or up to 12 hours for a really flavorful stock.
- Strain the stock before using: Once the stock is finished simmering, strain it to remove the bones and vegetables. You can use a fine-mesh strainer or a cheesecloth-lined colander.
Conclusion
Turkey bone stock is a delicious and versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes. It is a great way to use up leftover turkey bones and it is also a healthy and affordable alternative to store-bought stock. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make your own turkey bone stock at home. So next time you have some leftover turkey bones, don't throw them away! Make a batch of turkey bone stock and enjoy the delicious results.
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