Fried Turkey Soup

Yes, soup made with fried turkey.  This came about from needing to use the remains of the Thanksgiving turkey. 


We really like fried turkey and don't reserve it for holiday meals only.  There are plenty of tutorials on turkey frying on Youtube if you've never done one and want to try.  I don't usually inject my turkey though many recipes call for it.  I just rub the skin with the seasoning of my choosing which happened to be Uncle T's seasoning blend #1 which is a Cajun style blend.  Give fried turkey a shot if you've never had/done one.

Fried Turkey, ready for slicing

The first part of this soup came from using the bones for making a rich broth.  With the breast meat, wings, and legs removed for slicing you have most of the bones in one place.  I use the pressure cooker to make broth now, it's much quicker that way.  The back, keel bone, wing tips, and thigh bones went into making the broth along with a couple of cups of water.  The little bit of meat left on the bones got picked off once the broth was done for use in the soup.


The only other ingredients used, other than left over turkey, were kale and mushrooms.  A simple, rich, tasty soup to drive the chill away.

Fried Turkey Soup

Fried Turkey Soup


4 cups turkey broth
12 oz left over fried turkey
8 oz mushrooms
4 - 6 cups Kale, chopped
olive oil
salt
pepper
Cajun seasoning


Put turkey broth in a pan and bring to a simmer.  Chop turkey into bite size pieces.  Slice mushrooms.  Add kale to the turkey broth.  Using a little olive oil, sautee the mushrooms (seasoned with salt and pepper) until lightly browned.  Put the mushrooms in the pan with the kale.  Add a bit more oil to the skillet and do a quick fry on the turkey.  Season the turkey with some of the Cajun seasoning.  Once the turkey is hot, put it in the pan with the rest of the soup.  Let simmer for another 15 minutes.  Serve and enjoy.  This recipe serves two if that is all that is being eaten.  It could feed 4 if you have some crusty bread or something to accompany the soup.


Give this a try.  It sure beats eating yet another turkey sandwich.