turkey soup with pears

2019-11-25

Something to try with your turkey leftovers. This combination is amazingly good.

I had the turkey soup. I had the stewed pears. As I'm always willing to experiment, I put the two together. It was a wonderful combination, a great success. Pears have a fairly delicate flavor. Do not add any other vegetables that may distract from the pears.

Turkey soup is already fairly sweet all by itself. With pears added, that sweetness is even more prominent. If it is too much to your liking, add a bit of lime juice to taste.

This is quite different from turkey soup with red wine pears. The wine changes the flavor a lot.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for each serving:

turkey soup, strained
stewed or overripe pears

Pic1: pears & turkey soup

Directions

Boil turkey bones, carcass and leftover meat, skin/giblets, stuffing, drippings, vegetables for at least 4 hrs. to get a strong turkey stock.
Strain to remove all solids and get a clean liquid. Season to taste. (Pic2)
Discard the solids.
If you feed them to your dog, remove the boiled bones first. They are brittle and can easily break into sharp points.
If desired, refrigerate overnight to remove fat.
Peel and core a few pears and cut them in wedges / slices.
- If the pears are very ripe, there is no need to cook them.
- If unripe, stew until soft. (Pic3) Scoop some pears in a bowl.
Add turkey broth. (Pic4)
Don't serve other vegetables that will distract from the pears. A bit of turkey meat is OK.
Enjoy.

Pic2: turkey soup
Pic3: stewed pears
Pic4: pears & turkey soup

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more and avemariasongs.org

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more
and avemariasongs.org