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My mom does the same thing with the carcus of the turkey and we have turkey soup the next day for a meal. Andrea

How do you make turkey burgers with leftover turkey???

Higs, Kather> Well, after Christmas dinner on Sunday, leftovers on Tuesday (Matthew

Funny... this is the first time I've actually bothered with the carcass. Normally I just use whatever meat I can gather up before freezing the rest... and just toss the bones out the way they are. However, after doing it this time and seeing exactly how much more meat there actually was left on the bones.... I know I will be doing it this way again! :o)

Gemini

Ahh... the first time we ever had turkey burgers was at the fair. It is not breaded turkey patties on a bun, though. It is simply finely cut up turkey with some moisture to it (I like to add a bit of the leftover gravy for nicer flavor)... and you could add a bit of onion to it as well if you wanted to, but we don't... then you scoop out a nice big spoonful onto a hamburger bun. Oh they are soooo good... we both love them! My parents used to love them too! :o) You'll *have* to try it sometime, Katherine... you'll love it!

Gem

- Soup is done now, so going to eat! Decided not to add the diced tomatoes tonight... will likely do that with whatever is leftover tonight, for tomorrow night's soup. ;o)

SOunds easy enough. Since I haven't cooked my turkey yet, I should be able to try it next week. Thanks.

Higs, Kather> Ahh... the first time we ever had turkey burgers was at the fair. It

I always make turkey soup with the carcass. The bones themselves give something to the soup as well as the skin and little pieces of meat that don't usually get eaten otherwise. It does have a lovely smell. I usually cook up the carcass in water along with a quartered onion, two or three carrots and celery tops. Then I pull out the bones and vegetables, take off the meat to put back in the soup and put the broth in the refrigerator overnight to let the fat rise to the top. The next day I skim off the fat and add rice and vegetables to the soup. (Sometimes I use noodles instead of rice) It always smells so good.

Surprisingly (I really was expecting it) there was no fat to skim off the surface of the broth after putting it in the fridge overnight. The soup went over so well last night (Matthew left his to go talk to his girlfriend on the phone... she *couldn't* wait until he had eaten of course... but he ate the rest of his cold when he got off the phone later.) that Matthew took another large covered bowl of it to work today. I will possibly add a can of diced tomatoes to the rest of it and have some for supper tonight... it depends on how much actual liquid is left and not absorbed by the rice. ;o)

Gemini

We had duck this year, and I made duck soup with the carcass. I broke it up and put it in the pressure cooker with some water, a carrot, a couple of celery sticks, half an onion, some peppercorns and herbs. After it was cooked to death I strained it, saving the stock and threw away the bits, then fried up a few pounds of vegetables (carrots, celery, and leeks) with the duck dripping I'd saved from the roasting tin, then poured on the stock and cooked it until the veggies were all tender. I blended it with a stick blender, and added double cream and splash of port.

I'm weird. I love a roast dinner, and at Christmas I push the boat out, but I like the leftovers even better. Cold duck and stuffing sandwiches. Yum.

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