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I am so pleased to have won a 17 pound turkey from seriouseats! This is going to be quite an adventure for me since the biggest bird I've ever roasted was about 12 pounds. We already have a turkey for the big day (heritage turkey - first time ever trying that) so I'm thinking I'll roast my seriouseats turkey on Friday and then make some mini turkey pot pies and maybe a soup out of the meat. I'll save the heritage turkey leftovers for some turkey sandwiches. What do you do with your turkey leftovers? Have any suggestions for my extra bird??
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9 Comments:
This is my adaptation of Nigella's Vietnamese salad
http://stlouiseats.typepad.com/st_louis_eats_and_drinks_/2006/12/vietnamese_turk.html
lemons at 8:18PM on 11/20/07
Donate :)
stumbler02 at 8:34PM on 11/20/07
my husband always makes turkey noodle soup with the carcass and some of the leftovers. my dad usually freezes what's not eaten and makes turkey fried rice at a later date.
french tart at 9:34AM on 11/21/07
Turkey pot pie or turkey tettrazini are my favorite things to make with leftovers.
KitchenKore at 10:08AM on 11/21/07
Turkey enchiladas!
nita at 10:14AM on 11/21/07
Wow! Congrats on winning!!!
I think this recipe for Turkey Cranberry Wontons is pretty awesome for Thanksgiving leftovers.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hillary
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Chew on That at 6:22PM on 11/21/07
When my brother used to work for a bank, they gave the employees a turkey for T-Giving. Well, we always got our own turkey but used the bank turkey for Christmas dinner. I'd glove bone it and fill it with vegetable pate, and it made a nice presentation on the table. The bank turkey was never as big as the one we got for T-Giving but it was just the right size to stuff with pate. A good pate de campagne would go well too - and would be much richer.
therealchiffonade at 9:55PM on 11/21/07
My mother used to make what she called "Turkey Hash". Put all the leftovers you like in a pot with the leftover gravy and serve it over rice (you could use mashed potoatoes or pasta but I come from a rice family).
In the case of my childhood meal that usually meant turkey, stuffing (with chestnuts) and peas. I have tried to dress it up but it's best left in it's purest form. Like having Thanksgiving dinner all over again--some would say even better.
smallblondemom at 3:59AM on 11/22/07
I made this Saturday night and it was awesome!
Turkey & Rice Casserole
5 T butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 med. onions, diced
3 c. diced, cooked turkey
1 c. stuffing
3 T fresh parsley, minced
1/2 t. fresh thyme (I used dried)
Salt & freshly ground pepper
1 c. long-grain rice
2 c. chicken or turkey stock, hot
Preheat oven to 375. In 4-qt casserole, melt 4 T butter over medium heat and saute garlic and onions until transparent, about 5 min. Add turkey, stuffing and herbs and season to taste with salt and pepper. Melt remaining 1 T butter in a pan, add the rice and saute over medium heat until it is transparent. Stir the rice and hot broth into the casserole. Cover and bake for 25 min, until the rice is tender. Uncover and bake 15 more min. Makes 6-8 servings.
i_like_camels at 1:58AM on 11/25/07