Turkey Stock and Poached Turkey Meat
This homemade turkey stock is the perfect base for your cold-weather soups.
Ingredients
- 2 turkey legs, about 3 lb (1.4 kg) total
- 2 onions, quartered
- 1 garlic clove, halved
- 1 celery stalk, roughly chopped
- 3 sprigs parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 cups (2 litres) water
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a pot and season with salt and pepper. Let simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the meat comes off the bone easily when pulled with a fork. Add water as needed to keep the legs submerged.
- Remove the legs from the pot and take the meat off the bone. You should have about 3 cups (500 g) of cooked turkey meat. Discard the skin and bones. Pass the stock through a fine sieve. You can use the stock and the meat for the
- turkey pot pies or your favourite recipes.
This homemade turkey stock is the perfect base for your cold-weather soups.