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How to Make Turkey Stock
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How to Make Turkey Stock

How to make delicious turkey stock using the bones from your roast turkey dinner! Makes a large batch, enough for two soup recipes. Instant Pot and stove top instructions.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Servings: 16
Calories: 8 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 turkey carcass cleaned of skin, fat and meat
  • 1 large white onion peeled and quartered, or yellow onion
  • 2 large carrot
  • 2 large celery stalks
  • 1-2 tablespoons salt
  • 5 peppercorns
  • 3 bay leaf
  • 2-3 fresh parsley or 2 tsp dry, sprigs
  • water to top

Instructions

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  1. Break the turkey carcass apart at the joints where you can, in order to be able to fit it into the soup pot. Remove all the skin and fatty parts as well, save any extra meat for later use.
  2. Place the turkey pieces into a large stock pot. Add the onion, the carrots and the celery stalks ( if you have the leafy tops those are amazing for flavour, add them in!) .
  3. Add in the salt, peppercorns, bay leaves, fresh parsley, and then cover the turkey with water, just to the top of it.
  4. Simmer for 3-4 hours until the turkey bones are starting to break down, the meat is falling off the bone and the broth is looking cloudy.
  5. Remove the carcass from the soup pot carefully and set aside. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer then place in another pot.
  6. Refrigerate for 3-4 days, or freeze in a freezer safe container for up to 6 months.

Notes

  • nutritional values will vary on how much fat you put in, etc.
  • you don't want too much fat in a stock, you are using the bones and some of the fat for the richness. Leaving the skin and fat in the recipe makes a really greasy stock. The choice is up to you!

Nutrition Information

Calories 8kcal (0%) Carbohydrates 2g (1%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 1mg (0%) Sodium 882mg (37%) Potassium 52mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 1298IU (26%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 8mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 8

% Daily Value*

Calories 8kcal 0%
Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sodium 882mg 37%
Potassium 52mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 1298IU 26%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.