It started out as Jessie’s turkey soup on Thanskgiving. A family standard and always delicious. Jessie makes a huge pot, so there was enought left over for all of us to take some home.
It was a bit thick after refrigerating it, so we add a couple of cans of chicken stock, a bit of barley and some chopped fresh mushrooms. My God, that was good. The broth was so rich…. It lasted us two dinners plus Emily’s lunch. But there was still some left over, and of course it had thickened up again.
Today I added some water and a chicken buillon cube and some gorgeous raw Kale with sesame seeds that Nellie left behind in our fridge after her stay at our apartment last weekend. We each had a bowl with dinner tonight and there’s still some left over.
Remember that song you sang as a kid? Time to sing it again….
Good use of leftovers! Love the singing!
During my Junior Year Abroad, I lived with a family in London that kept a pot of soup on the stove. That pot of soup morphed daily. Leftovers were constantly added to it. And the pot never left the stove. New things were added to it and the stove was fired up for supper. And it was always delicious.
Awesome. And that gets around the “do I have to eat the same thing 4 nights in a row” that those of us living by ourselves have. An evolving meal, I love it.
Leftover Turkey soup is the BEST part of Thanksgiving dinner! 🙂
Jessie’s turkey soup looks delicious. But where, pray tell, does one find the recipe?
Slipshod –
Actually Jessie’s turkey soup looks nothing like this soup – THis is the latest iteration of the leftovers. Jessies soup has got a gorgeous clear broth, lots of shredded turket meat, little floating pieces of tomato, carrots and who know what else because I’ve never asked her for the recipe. I just eat it and enjoy!
FROM IRENE –
JESSIE’S TURKEY SOUP
I made Jessie’s turkey soup one year when she was unable to do so. I asked her for the recipe and of course there was none. She gave me the list of ingredients that she used and I made it. It turned out very well but may not have been as good as hers. Here are the ingredients that I used.
-Lots of turkey parts (necks, wings, gizzards, legs).
-Water or canned chicken broth to cover
-Onions, celery, carrots, parsnip, sliced button mushrooms, canned tomatoes, diced, and barley.
-Fresh dill, parsley or thyme.
-salt and pepper
Cook slowly until turkey is very tender and barley is done.