Homemade Turkey Soup
Ingredients
Soup Base
- 1 leftover turkey bones from a whole turkey
- 6-12 cups water, depending on the size of the turkey
- 6-8 medium sized carrots, roughly chopped
- 6-8 celery stalks, roughly chopped
- 2 cooking onions, roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 Tbsp kosher salt
- 4 whole bay leaves
- 1 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper
Soup Add-ins
- 1-2 cups cooked rice or pasta
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 2 cups cooked potatoes, cubed
Instructions
- Place turkey bones in a large stock pot and add enough water to cover the bones
- Add carrots, celery, onions, garlic, bay leaves and salt and pepper.
- Bring to boil over high heat
- Allow to boil for 15 minutes, then reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours, covered.
- Remove cover and simmer another 30 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Remove bones from the pot using a wire skimmer, making sure to remove all the smaller bones. *see notes
- Pick any visible meat remaining on the bones and return the meat to the pot.
- Add rice, pasta, potatoes or any other add-ins to the soup.
- Return the pot to the stove and heat to a simmer.
- Simmer 5 minutes to heat the add-ins.
- Serve hot.
Notes
*To remove the bones, I use tongs and a wire skimmer for the larger bones. Then I skim the pot again with a mesh skimmer to make sure all the smaller bones are removed.