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The Best Ever Homemade Turkey and Rice Soup

Name: The Best Ever Homemade Turkey and Rice Soup
Cook time: 48 h
Total time: 48 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 turkey necks; 2 turkey wings; 1 Perfect Sweet Onion, peel left on and cut in half; 1 clove organic peeled garlic, smashed with skin on; 2 stalks organic celery, cut in half; 1 large organic carrot, cut in half; 2 sprigs thyme; 1 sprig sage, large; 6 black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 turkey carcass, broken in half (or repeat with turkey necks and backs); 1 Perfect Sweet Onion, peel left on and cut in half; 1 clove organic peeled garlic, smashed with skin on; 2 stalks organic celery, cut in half; 1 large organic carrot, cut in half; 2 sprigs thyme; 1 sprig sage, large; 6 black peppercorns; 6 cups turkey stock (48 oz or 1.5 quarts) made of stock #1 from night before with fat removed and heated; 3 cups long grain rice, cooked and at room temperature; 1 bunch basil; ¼ cup pine nuts, toasted; ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese; ½ cup olive oil; Shredded turkey meat (left over from Thanksgiving)

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Cuisine

American

Servings

6 - 8 servings

Prep Time

20-30 minutes

Cook Time

48 hours

Well worth the wait to eat this soup. If you have a left-over carcass, it will give great flavor to your second stock.

Ingredients

1st Stock

3 turkey necks
2 turkey wings
1 Perfect Sweet Onion, peel left on and cut in half
1 clove organic peeled garlic, smashed with skin on
2 stalks organic celery, cut in half
1 large organic carrot, cut in half
2 sprigs thyme
1 sprig sage, large
6 black peppercorns
1 teaspoon kosher salt

2nd Stock

1 turkey carcass, broken in half (or repeat with turkey necks and backs)
1 Perfect Sweet Onion, peel left on and cut in half
1 clove organic peeled garlic, smashed with skin on
2 stalks organic celery, cut in half
1 large organic carrot, cut in half
2 sprigs thyme
1 sprig sage, large
6 black peppercorns
6 cups turkey stock (48 oz or 1.5 quarts) made of stock #1 from night before with fat removed and heated
3 cups long grain rice, cooked and at room temperature

Basil Pesto

1 bunch basil
¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
½ cup olive oil

Soup Assembly

Shredded turkey meat (left over from Thanksgiving)

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Directions

First Stock

Place the turkey wings and necks along with the next 8 ingredients into a crockpot and cover with water almost to the top of the ceramic container.
Set heat to cook for 10 hours. Let cool and remove veggies, wings and necks discard.
Place cooled stock in container and cover with wax paper, then refrigerate overnight.

2nd Stock

Place the turkey carcass into the crock pot. Add the next 7 ingredients and stock #1 made from the night before along with enough water to fill the container to the top.
Cover and cook for 10 hours, then remove the carcass and veggies and discard.

Basil Pesto (optional) Preparation

Place basil, pine nuts and cheese in a blender and pulse until coarsely chopped.
In a slow, steady steam with the blender running on a low speed, pour the olive oil in until basil mixture is pureed.
Remove basil mixture into a small bowl and set aside.

Soup Assembly

Place cooked rice and stock into a bowl.
Let sit for a few minutes and then add shredded turkey meat (preferably thigh and leg meat; room temperature or heated until slightly warm).
Adjust salt, and top with chopped thyme and sage. Serve immediately.

Recipe Note

This tasty soup will take about two days to prepare, unless you have two crock pots or multi cookers. Making a second stock with the first results in a richer soup base than combining everything to make one stock.

Do not use converted or basmati rice. If you want a more traditional Turkey and Rice Soup, omit the basil pesto and add steamed carrots and celery slices to the soup bowls along with the rice and meat.

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