Canku Ota

(Many Paths)

An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America

November 29, 2003 - Issue 101

Turkey Talk - Part Two

Turkey-Rice Soup

Ingredients:

• 6 c turkey broth
  
• 1/2 c rice
  
• 1/2 c green onions chopped
  
• 1/2 c butter
  
• 3/4 c flour
  
• 1/2 t salt
  
• 1/4 t pepper
  
• 2 c half and half
  
• 1 1/2 c cooked chopped turkey
  
• 8 ea. slices bacon cooked & crumbled

In a large sauce pan combine chicken broth, rice and onions. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes.

In a medium sauce pan or skillet melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper, cook 1 minute stirring until smooth
and bubbly. Slowly stir in the milk and cook until slightly thickened. Slowly stir the milk mixture into the rice mixture, add remaining ingredients and heat gently, do not boil.

Easy Turkey Gumbo

Ingredients:

• 2 tb Cornstarch
  
• 1 c Water
  
• 1 tb Soy sauce
  
• 1 can Chicken gumbo soup
  
• 2 c Cubed, cooked turkey
  
• 2 tb Chopped pimiento
  
• 1 can Chow mein noodles (3 oz.)

Directions:

In saucepan, combine cornstarch, water and soy sauce. Add soup. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in turkey and pimiento. Heat through.

Serve over chow mein noodles.

Turkey-Stuffing Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 Roasted turkey carcass - broken into pieces
  
• 2 1/2 qt Cold water
  
• 3 Carrots; thickly sliced
  
• 3 Celery stalks with leaves - sliced
  
• 1 Onion; chopped
  
• 1/2 c Chopped parsley
  
• 1 Bay leaf
  
• 1 ts Dried thyme; crumbled
  
• 2 1/2 c Leftover turkey stuffing
  
• 2 c Turkey gravy
  
• Salt
  

Directions:

Combine turkey carcass, water, carrots, celery, onion, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, stuffing, gravy and salt in soup pot. Place over medium heat and bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer.

Stir and break up all clumps of stuffing. Simmer, covered, about 1 1/2 hours.

Remove carcass, saving any meat that can be stripped, and add up to 1 1/2 cups of water if necessary to replace evaporation. Adjust salt to taste. Let simmer 10 more minutes. Serve hot.

Makes about 10 cups, or 8 servings.

Turkey-Stuffing Pie

Ingredients:

• 2 c Turkey; cooked;diced
  
• 1/2 ts Seasoned salt
  
• 1 c Prepared turkey stuffing
  
• 1/4 c Green onions; w/tops,sliced
  
• 1/2 c Green peas; cooked
  
• 1 c Milk
  
• 2 Eggs
  
• 1/2 c Bisquick
  

Directions:

Heat oven to 400. Grease a 9 inch pie plate. Arrange turkey in plate; sprinkle with seasoned salt. Separate stuffing into small pieces; arrange on turkey. Top with onions and peas.

Beat remaining ingredients until smooth, 15 sec. in blender on high. Pour into plate. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean. 30-35 min. Cool for 5 minutes.

Serve with hot turkey gravy.