This martini is a favorite of my cherry-lover wife. The agave offers a special sweetness and enhances the wonderful cherry flavor.
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 serving |
Ingredients
- 1 picked over turkey carcass
- 12 cups water
- 1 ½ cups chopped celery
- 5 carrots
- 1 yellow onion, cut into wedges
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¾ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cube chicken bouillon
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
- 1 small rutabaga, cubed
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ pounds cooked turkey, cubed
- ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 slices white bread, quartered
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Combine turkey carcass, water, 1 cup celery, 2 carrots, onion, 2 teaspoons salt, thyme, bouillon, and bay leaf in large 4 quart stockpot. Bring to boiling. Lower heat, and cover. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Strain stock, and discard solids. Skim off fat using ladle or fat separator. Pick meat off bones when cooled. Reserve meat.
- Combine 6 tablespoons flour and 1/2 cup milk in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake to combine. Pour stock into pot. Bring to simmering. Strain flour mixture through sieve into stock, stirring.
- Slice remaining 3 carrots. Add rutabaga, ground pepper, remaining 1/2 cup celery, and sliced carrots. Simmer 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
- While the soup is simmering, prepare the dumplings. Combine parsley and bread in processor; whirl until medium size crumbs. Add 1 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; process just until combined. Add 1/2 cup milk and butter; process using on-off pulses just until blended.
- Drop mounded tablespoons of dumpling mixture into simmering soup. Place cover on pot. Cook for 12 minutes, or until dumplings are dry in center. Add turkey meat; cook 3 minutes, or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 404 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 32 g |
| Cholesterol | 91 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 1067 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I didn’t make the dumplings, but followed the basic recipe, I added potatoes instead of the rutabaga…. I also put a little bit of sage as well… the taste was still a little bland… not sure if adding more spice would help… but over all was good
First time, my dumplings came out mushy, but I think I overmixed them — second time was better! Delicious.
made a few times now without dumplings. Delish.
I left out the rutabaga, used some concentrated chicken broth, and added parsley to the dumplings. Loved it & my friends I shared it with loved it also.
Yummy. It’s very pretty with lots of color. I didn’t have a carcass so I simply put meat in and more bullion.
This recipe has become a staple after a beautiful Turkey supper. Family says, when do we get the turkey dumpling soup!
Very good soup and so easy. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I made this right after thanksgiving and thought it was the best turkey soup I have ever made. I froze leftovers and had some @ work – tip: don’t microwave dumplings- they turn into rocks! I just had more that thawed for a couple of days in the fridge, made a micro batch of cheese dumplings to add to it – as my kids would say, “OMG!”. Even better than the first time. This ia a really good recipe. BTW, I used “Herbed Dumplings” from this site – I prefer the puffed dumplings like my Mom used to make, and the herbs just kicked it to another level. Another good idea in this recipe is to reserve and cube a bunch of “good” turkey meat and add it near the end of cooking time. I have made a lot of post thnksgvng turkey soup and never thought of doing it that way before. Always ended up with long strands of turkey shreds. Annoying. This is a keeper.
I love this recipe. I didn’t give it 5 stars because I usually omit the dumplings: my kids prefer noodles. The soup is very flavorful. I make it after Thanksgiving every year.
Followed recipe and evert hinges turned out great. Just had to cook dumpling for an extra 5 minutes because they were a little bigger than tbsp. Thanks for the recipe…
I usd this recipe to use up some turkey stock and a rutabaga that i had on hand. It make a good turkey soup. didn’t make the dumplings as written in the recipe.
I had already boiled and picked my smoked turkey carcass and froze it, so this wasn’t as big of a task as some others had noted. And my oh my, the best soup I’ve ever made. I didn’t have rutabagas so I substituted potatoes, but otherwise followed the recipe all the way. It was absolutely delicious and I can’t wait to make it again!
The soup was good, but didn’t like the dumplings due to a too gummy texture caused by the bread. I will find another dumpling recipe and use this recipe for the soup. I also think wide egg noodles would be excellent in it instead for the time being.
classic. Times given are minimum, soup alway improves when each step is slowly allowed to develop all their flavours. Dumplings like biscuits require a nac more then a recipe. Enjoy!
Very hearty ! I used two boxes chicken stock instead and chopped turkey meat from leftovers. I also improvised with store bought biscuits. It was the easiest and best tasting soup I’ve ever made. I just placed the biscuits on top of the already completed soup and allowed them to boil on top for 10 minutes. They were dry in the middle like a biscuit and gooey goodness like a dumpling on the outside. Will defiantly make this again soon!!
great soup to use up the turkey surplus. I used gluten free bread and pamelas baking and pancake mix(wifes a celiac) and it still came out great. I also added a cup of corn to finish it off.
Best turkey soup ever. I used the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving and well as the turkey stock and wow.
I will probably omit the milk/flour addition to the soup in the future. Instead of chicken bouillon, I used 4 cups of chicken stock (replaced some of the water) and added a sprinkle of salt. Added dill to the dumpling dough. Tasty!
very yummy!
This is the BEST turkey soup I have ever had! You know it is good when my 2 picky kids and extremely picky husband all LOVED it! I also added about 5-6 crushed garlic cloves to the broth. I added potatoes instead of rutabaga and used Bisquick for dumplings. Big hit in this house. Can’t wait to have it again for dinner tomorrow!!!
Easy delicious soup! I didn’t add the rutabaga and I used less flour to thicken the soup. We enjoyed this very much!