Last X’mas (which was just a few days ago), the hubs bought an XL size turkey and roasted it himself. With so much stuffings for the turkey besides having other side dishes, there was a big portion of leftover turkey at the end of the dinner. After our guests had helped themselves to packing away the leftover turkey before they left the dinner, we still had quite a big portion left. So I deboned the turkey — stored the turkey breast meat in a container and the turkey bones in a zip lock bag and kept them in the freezer. A week later, I shredded the turkey breast meat and sauteed it with some big onions and fresh Korean mushrooms and seasoned it with a dash of Lea & Perrin sauce, Terriyaki sauce and pepper. This dish would go well with rice, mashed potatoes or even a bowl of salad. For the bones and turkey wings, I cooked it with porridge and added some roasted pork ribs. There is still another bag of turkey bones in the freezer. I think my kids will have another round of turkey porridge next week. Cooking a pot of porridge for lunch on a school-going day is one of the most convenient for me. Just dump the rice and the meat into the rice cooker and voila, 2 hours later, there is piping hot food for lunch and sometimes there is even enough for dinner.
What do you do with your leftover X’mas turkey?
We baked turkey pie ala Jamie Oliver style. 😀
Making a hearty turkey soup with some barley, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms can be lunch for a couple of days. Sliced turkey breast is great in sandwiches; instead of mayo use a little cranberry sauce.
My parents made turkey soup with lots of vegies!
Wow, so many delish ways of ‘recycling’ the turkey. Never knew that leftover turkey can be used to make soups too! Tks for sharing!