Found food

[Margaret Pilgrim]

It struck me today that occasionally we salvage a rather good meal from apparent dross. e.g., I bought 2 turkey necks and 2 wings to roast and create a rich broth for additional Thanksgiving turkey gravy. Fast forward to facing down the drained meat: toss to compost or...

Tonight -> turkey hash with poached egg and chili sauce.

Tomorrow lunch -> open face curried turkey salad on whole wheat bread.

So, please share your phoenix from the ashes...

[DickL]

My BIL accidentally burned some steaks and was going to pitch the somewhat charred remains. I took them home and trimmed off the char, then cut the remaining well done meat into small chunks and used it in beef barley soup. It turned out well.

[BeeZee]

Actually I've planned something similar to OP, I'm going to roast turkey wings for make ahead gravy and using the meat for chili. I've used chili as my salvage yard in the past for overcooked/dried out chicken, it covers for a lot of mistakes!

[Margaret Pilgrim]

My husband reminded me of "his" favorite saved food. Whenever I make bouillabaisse, I go to my fishmonger and ask for a white fish frame. He will give me the entire skeleton, which usually includes cheeks and other large chunks of exquisitely fresh fish. I extract enough of these for a meal before boiling up the chopped up bones for soup base. In fact, a frame is usually big enough to chop in two and freeze one for another batch.