Great Use Leftover Smoked Turkey

MRI_Guy · 11-25-2010, 08:38 PM

This recipe has the Harbormaster seal of approval.

I picked up this recipe from one of my favorite butcher shops in Alaska last week and made it for today's family gathering using leftover Beer Butt chicken - which worked pretty well in place of smoked turkey (which I don't have any of yet......)

Jerry's Smoked Turkey & Wild Rice Soup

2 Cups Smoked Turkey
10 Slices bacon
2 Tbsp Pimiento
8 Cups chicken broth or stock
1 Cup long grain or jasmine white rice
3/4 Cup Wild Rice
1 Cup finely-chopped green onions
1 1/2 stick butter or margarine
1 Cup flour
1tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp Poultry seasoning
2 Cups half-and-half
1/2 Cup heavy whipping cream

Cut turkey into cubes and refrigerate while preparing soup.

Cook bacon until crisp. When cool, crumble the bacon and set aside while prepping the soup.

Chop pimiento and set aside.

Combine broth, rice & onions in large pot. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to simmer. Simmer covered for 30-45 minutes or until rice is tender.

Melt butter. Stir in flour and seasonings with whisk. Simmer over low hear, stirring constantly until smooth.

Stir half-and-half and cream into flour mixture and continue stirring for about two minutes until thickened.

Stir cream mixture, a little at a time, into broth/rice/onion mixture.

Add turkey, bacon, and chopped pimiento, and heat through.

bigabyte · 11-25-2010, 08:42 PM

Thanks for sharing.

I do like to make soups and gumbo from leftovers.

Ron_L · 11-25-2010, 08:47 PM

That sounds good! Thanks, Clark!

MRI_Guy · 11-25-2010, 09:02 PM

It looks like from reading another thread - ALOT of us can expect to have a bunch of leftovers if we smoked our turkeys..............

Harbormaster · 11-25-2010, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron_L

That sounds good! Thanks, Clark!

I just gave it my seal of approval. MRI_Guy cooked it.
And it was really, really good.
I just wish we could have stayed longer.
Happy Thanksgiving all!

swibirun · 11-26-2010, 12:10 AM

This sounds like a better version of the one my mom makes (and her's is quite good). If I have any left after making hot browns, I'm making this. Thanks for sharing!

Ron_L · 11-26-2010, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harbormaster

I just gave it my seal of approval. MRI_Guy cooked it.
And it was really, really good.
I just wish we could have stayed longer.
Happy Thanksgiving all!

OK... Thanks, MRI_Guy!

BTW, does this have the Good Gnomekeeping Seal of Approval, too?

TN_BBQ · 11-26-2010, 09:52 AM

We always make gumbo.

blackdog043 · 11-26-2010, 11:30 AM

Sounds good, Thanks.

Jay Bird · 11-26-2010, 01:32 PM

Soup was the plan. Yours will be in the pot.

11-25-2010, 08:38 PM	#1
MRI_Guy Take a breath! Join Date: 03-24-08 Location: Trollville, WI	Great Use Leftover Smoked Turkey This recipe has the Harbormaster seal of approval. I picked up this recipe from one of my favorite butcher shops in Alaska last week and made it for today's family gathering using leftover Beer Butt chicken - which worked pretty well in place of smoked turkey (which I don't have any of yet......) Jerry's Smoked Turkey & Wild Rice Soup 2 Cups Smoked Turkey 10 Slices bacon 2 Tbsp Pimiento 8 Cups chicken broth or stock 1 Cup long grain or jasmine white rice 3/4 Cup Wild Rice 1 Cup finely-chopped green onions 1 1/2 stick butter or margarine 1 Cup flour 1tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp Poultry seasoning 2 Cups half-and-half 1/2 Cup heavy whipping cream Cut turkey into cubes and refrigerate while preparing soup. Cook bacon until crisp. When cool, crumble the bacon and set aside while prepping the soup. Chop pimiento and set aside. Combine broth, rice & onions in large pot. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to simmer. Simmer covered for 30-45 minutes or until rice is tender. Melt butter. Stir in flour and seasonings with whisk. Simmer over low hear, stirring constantly until smooth. Stir half-and-half and cream into flour mixture and continue stirring for about two minutes until thickened. Stir cream mixture, a little at a time, into broth/rice/onion mixture. Add turkey, bacon, and chopped pimiento, and heat through. __________________ After tasting my vegetarian/turkey bacon MOINK balls: "I will die before I become a vegetarian" MRS_MRI 1 - WSM, 1 - ECB, 1 - Char Broil Performance Series Grill on Deck, 1 - 18.5" Weber Kettle, 1 - Propane grill/mini-fridge combo, 2 - Propane Turkey Cookers, 1 - Football Grill, 1 - Rectangular Wal-Mart Special, 1 - Terra Cotta Pig I'm going to call Marvin, & one superfast RED Thermapen

11-25-2010, 08:42 PM	#2
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	Thanks for sharing. I do like to make soups and gumbo from leftovers. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

11-25-2010, 08:47 PM	#3
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	That sounds good! Thanks, Clark! __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

11-25-2010, 09:02 PM	#4
MRI_Guy Take a breath! Join Date: 03-24-08 Location: Trollville, WI	It looks like from reading another thread - ALOT of us can expect to have a bunch of leftovers if we smoked our turkeys.............. __________________ After tasting my vegetarian/turkey bacon MOINK balls: "I will die before I become a vegetarian" MRS_MRI 1 - WSM, 1 - ECB, 1 - Char Broil Performance Series Grill on Deck, 1 - 18.5" Weber Kettle, 1 - Propane grill/mini-fridge combo, 2 - Propane Turkey Cookers, 1 - Football Grill, 1 - Rectangular Wal-Mart Special, 1 - Terra Cotta Pig I'm going to call Marvin, & one superfast RED Thermapen

11-26-2010, 12:10 AM	#6
swibirun is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-21-09 Location: Knoxville, TN	This sounds like a better version of the one my mom makes (and her's is quite good). If I have any left after making hot browns, I'm making this. Thanks for sharing! __________________ Chris Knoxville, TN [URL="http://www.nibblemethis.com"]www.nibblemethis.com[/URL]

11-26-2010, 09:52 AM	#8
TN_BBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-02-08 Location: Knoxville, TN	We always make gumbo. __________________ Life's a party with a Backwoods Party!

11-26-2010, 11:30 AM	#9
blackdog043 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-21-10 Location: Denver, NC	Sounds good, Thanks. __________________ [B][COLOR=black]Bill[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=black][COLOR=red][B]Red[/B][/COLOR] [/COLOR]Performer 1993 Green Performer 1998 22.5 OTG 22.5 OTS UDS Mini WSM Super Fast [COLOR=red][B]Red[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen :thumb: [B]Got butt ? Smoke it !![/B]

11-26-2010, 01:32 PM	#10
Jay Bird is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-03-09 Location: Gig Harbor, WA	Soup was the plan. Yours will be in the pot.