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Turkey Barley Soup

11/17/2017

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I felt like I was channelling my mom last week when I made this Turkey Barley Soup recipe.  My mom is the MASTER of using every ingredient to it's fullest.  She doesn't waste ANYTHING in the kitchen.  We actually tease her quite a bit about her extreme resourcefulness but the truth is - she can squeeze more meals out of one bag of groceries than anyone I know.  

I think we would all be better off if we took a lesson from mom and reduced the amount of waste coming out of our kitchens.  Since Thanksgiving is around the corner, consider making a batch of homemade turkey stock instead of just tossing that turkey carsass into the garbage after dinner.  I know that it takes more time to make stock from scratch but it's easy to make, it tastes better and in my opinion - it's better for you than store bought turkey stock.   Not to mention the fact that it's cheaper than buying it in the grocery store and it's reusing something that I would otherwise toss into the trash. 
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I love that this Turkey Barley Soup is truly homemade - none of the ingredients came from a box or a can.  I used the leftover turkey and carcass from the Apple Cider Turkey that I made last week to make this yummy soup.  I also love the barley but if you're not a fan - swap it out for noodles or rice.  
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Turkey Stock
carcass from 12-14 pound turkey
10 cups water

Soup
​2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
pinch of red pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 cups turkey stock
3/4 cup pearled barley
1 bay leaf
2 celery rib, cut into 1/4" pieces
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch pieces
2 cups shredded turkey
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
​salt and pepper
To make turkey stock, place turkey carcass in dutch oven.  Cover with water and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer 4-5 hours.  Pour stock through strainer to remove bones.  
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Heat fat in dutch oven.  Add onion, thyme and pepper and cook until onion is soft. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. 
Add stock, barley and bay leaf. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.  
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Add celery and carrots and simmer 15 minutes.  
Add turkey and cook until barley and vegetables are tender.  (10 minutes)
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Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.  Season with salt and pepper.  
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Inevitably, at some point this winter, we will all end up with a cold or a cough - or both - and this soup is going to be my go-to meal.  I still believe that homemade turkey soup is the best medicine.  My mom gave it to me when I was a kid and I still feed it to my family when they're feeling under the weather. 

Thanks mom for sharing your love of cooking and for the endless bowls of homemade soup.  Love you.

​Ciao!
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