Williamsburg Turkey Soup

Submitted by CURLEYBERLEY

"I found this recipe quite a few years ago in a Southern Living Cookbook. It's a good way to use up some of the leftover turkey from the holidays."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 turkey carcass
• 4 quarts water
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 3 onions, chopped
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1 cup long grain rice, raw
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups half-and-half

directions

1. Place turkey carcass and water in Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, simmer 1 hour.
2. Remove carcass and pick off meat. Broth should measure 3 quarts.
3. Heat butter in Dutch oven; add flour and cook over medium heat stirring constantly 5 minutes.
4. Stir onion, carrot and celery into roux; cook over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring often.
5. Add broth, turkey, rice, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat. Simmer 20 minutes.
6. Add half and half. Heat through.

Reviews

[Anonymous]

Been making this recipe for over ten years. A big hit every time after thanksgiving using turkey carcass and leftover bird parts to make the turkey broth and freeze the extra broth for another time.

 

[Triniyum]

I have been making this soup since 2001 as away to use every bit of our holiday bird. It's very tasty. As I have become a little more concerned about fat I have played with the recipe & I find adding the fat free half and half works just fine...but skimping on the butter is a no no...I have made it with & without the rice...it is always a huge hit at my house and with all the neighborhood children that stop by to see my children & play...I can keep everyone fed. In fact one of those neighborhood kids is off to college & emailed me for my turkey soup recipe....I love that my meals are not only part of some one's fond memories but are part of some one else's holiday tradition!!!

 

[msbolle]

This was wonderful. Added more of the vegetables, fresh parsley, thyme and a bay leaf. Used chicken thighs which made great tasting broth, a little dry sherry and heavy cream, because it was just a little thin and didn't want to dilute it further. Added cooked rice separately..didn't want the rice to get mushy being left in the soup. Wish I had run across this recipe earlier..definitely a warm comforting soup.

 

[evewitch]

This is my first time using my turkey carcass instead of throwing it away. We really enjoyed this soup. My daughter, sarahbug, helped with the first step. I no longer have a stockpot for some reason, so I made this in a dutch oven. She said she used about 3 1/2 quarts of water, which was all that would fit. At the end I also ended up skipping the half-and-half because there was no way it would go in the pot. I would not make this again without replacing my stockpot. I made a massive mess! I was told that the half-and-half was not necessary, but sometime I might try it just to see. Really really good. No more turkey carcasses in the garbage!

 

[Jmommy209]

My absolute favorite soup when I worked at Whole Foods was the Williamsburg Turkey Soup that was only served in Nov & Dec. I never got the recipe, and I've looked a few times to try to find a good one. This was FANTASTIC! I used homemade turkey stock that I had made earlier in the week, added a pound of tofu, because I only had a little bit of leftover turkey thawed, evaporated milk instead of cream, and added a small head of cauliflower that I needed to use up. I can't thank you enough for this recipe! Between my husband and I we ate the WHOLE pot (highly unusual for us to eat that much in one sitting!)