Using up the Christmas Turkey

[Andrew Chalk]

So you've had cooked turkey, warmed-up turkey, cold turkey, turkey ice cream, etc. and 70% of the bird is still there. Make a cock-a-leekie soup from pre-existing chicken or turkey stock, omit the cream if your recipe calls for it (some do) and add strips of the cooked Turkey at the end just to warm. Either eat it immediately or it will store indefinately if frozen.

I call this variation Leaky Cock soup.

[Margo]

Turkey pot pies!

Turkey tetrazzini: funny that so many of these recipes for leftovers s-t-r-e-t-c-h the meat, when you're just trying to use it up. I mean, so you make tetrazzini and now you have a whole casserole to work your way through.

[Poffertjes]

Turkey Tostadas were always a big hit in my family growing up.

[robert40]

Hate to be the barer of bad news. But your best and 'safest' option would be to say goodbye.

Edited January 4, 2008 by robert40 (log)

[JohnnyH]

Compost pile.

[Joe Blowe]

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=110138

And, never add meat to a compost pile.

[JohnnyH]

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=110138

And, never add meat to a compost pile. 

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Sorry -- you can tell I don't have one...

[Andrew Chalk]

Plan B: Use one of those pre-prepared Indian sauces to make "Turkey Tikka Massala", etc.

[Peter the eater]

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=110138

And, never add meat to a compost pile. 

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Sorry -- you can tell I don't have one...

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Around here, if you add meat to a compost pile . . . you get rats and raccoons.

I like turkey leftovers in burrito form.

I shoved a few pounds of cooked turkey through the meat grinder just to see what happens. It looked OK but was very dry and granular.

[DTBarton]

Brunswick stew. Cover turkey carcass and bones with salt and pepper and roast in 375 oven until browned and sizzling. Put in soup pot with chopped onion and celery, bay leaf.

Cover with chicken or turkey stock and bring to boil. Add a small can of chopped tomatoes, adjust salt and pepper, cover and simmer for an hour. Add a can of corn, some frozen lima beans, and chopped lefover turkey meat. Cover and simmer another 20 minutes to an hour. Let sit for a while or overnight and reheat to serve.

Serve with ham biscuits to use up that ham.

Edited January 5, 2008 by DTBarton (log)