Recycling all that turkey

chrisinhouston · 12-03-2009, 08:04 AM

Well, so far I've made several turkey sandwiches, turkey gumbo with rice and some individual turkey pot pies for my wife to take to work for lunch. I may make a soup along the lines of a Mexican Tortilla soup and just sub the chicken with turkey. I'm also trying to come up with some kind of a lasagna since I have most of the ingredients.

What are others doing?

glatt · 12-03-2009, 08:19 AM

The last of the turkey is in my sandwich today. It's a week old, and I wouldn't want to keep it around any longer, so it's good that this is the last.

For dinner two nights ago we had enchiladas with turkey instead of chicken. That used a lot. And there have been sandwiches every day since Thanksgiving. Both plain turkey and then later all chopped up and mixed with mayo as a turkey salad.

skysidhe · 12-03-2009, 08:35 AM

On Thanksgiving I gave most of it away to my family. I have a little frozen which will be made into a soup.

wolf · 12-03-2009, 09:21 AM

Went to friend's house for Thanksgiving. She sent everyone home with leftovers, which for me, translated into two meals. It was yummy.

When I have my own bird, I usually end up making turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sandwiches until the stuffing runs out. Then it's turkey salad sandwiches until I'm sick of it, cream of turkey, and then ... I think we throw the rest out because it's a biohazard.

For many years in the wolf household we've only gotten a breast, since we prefer the white meat. Also, they don't make micro-turkeys to feed two or three people. They only make the darn things bigger and bigger every year.

Juniper · 12-03-2009, 11:44 AM

Ours has been used up for a few days now. I made "monte cristo" sandwiches with it the second day, then a turkey pot pie.

I usually cook the carcass in a slow-cooker and make broth for soup, but I just didn't have the gumption this time.

wolf · 12-03-2009, 12:15 PM

ooh. I just realized what I could have done with turkey, stuffing, and my quesadilla maker attachment to my George Foreman ....

Glinda · 12-03-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

Well, so far I've made several turkey sandwiches, turkey gumbo with rice and some individual turkey pot pies for my wife to take to work for lunch. I may make a soup along the lines of a Mexican Tortilla soup and just sub the chicken with turkey. I'm also trying to come up with some kind of a lasagna since I have most of the ingredients.

What are others doing?

Wondering why you cooked such a gigantic turkey!

lumberjim · 12-03-2009, 12:42 PM

we had a 12 lb turkey and it was mostly gone 2 days later

glatt · 12-03-2009, 12:47 PM

the smallest I could find was a 16 pound turkey, and that's what we got. But I only looked in one store.

Glinda · 12-03-2009, 12:59 PM

This year we had ham and turkey, so I just bought a turkey breast. Oddly enough, it wasn't just a breast, it was a turkey without wings or legs.

Weerie.

Pie · 12-03-2009, 02:22 PM

We've still got some weird bits that we're feeding to the cats. But most of it went by the second day; a 14lb turkey and 9 turkey-eaters make it go away quickly. As was my plan.

Clodfobble · 12-03-2009, 03:08 PM

I made a baked potato topped with turkey, cranberry sauce, and leftover deviled egg filling. It was delicious!

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-03-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

I may make a soup along the lines of a Mexican Tortilla soup and just sub the chicken with turkey. I'm also trying to come up with some kind of a lasagna since I have most of the ingredients.

Make caldo tlalpeño with the picked meat, having stewed the turkey's carcass bones with onion, celery and carrot to make the stock. You will need to lay in a little can of chipotle peppers along with the fresh peppers. The other big ingredient is chickpeas and a little sliced potato. With its peppers, it's more kickin' than even tortilla soup! Jewish penicillin, Mexican style; cures what ails ya.

Freeze some of the meat if you have a lot still around, for use in a month or two when you can look a turkey in the breast again.

I am very much in love with turkey/sage bread dressing/cranberry jelly sandwiches. Didn't get any this year because I just plain didn't make enough dressing, the turkey was not huge, and we were out of sage anyway. Somehow it's gotta be sage bread dressing, none other will do for the sandwich, regardless of how fun it was at the feast. Guess the dressing has to hold up when chilled. The jellied cranberry sauce adds a tang and cuts through the butteriness of the dressing, which delivers a strong waft of its unique savor.

zippyt · 12-03-2009, 09:20 PM

turkey breast ( Brined ) ,
10 or so Lb ham ( injected with Praline goodness ),
Both smoked with Hickory chips for a few hours
4 of us ate for thanksgiveing ,
I Love a smoked turkey sando , on white bread , light Schmear of REAL Mayo , lite sprinkle of salt , and Zippyt is a HAPPPPPPY Boy !!
oh a Cold coke and some Plain chips

and the ham when slightly warmed tastes like Candy !!! ( and it freezes well)

Oh and UG you can Have all the cran berry stuff ( those things are NASTY !!!!!!)

ZenGum · 12-03-2009, 10:34 PM

Maybe we should breed smaller turkeys.

12-03-2009, 08:04 AM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Recycling all that turkey Well, so far I've made several turkey sandwiches, turkey gumbo with rice and some individual turkey pot pies for my wife to take to work for lunch. I may make a soup along the lines of a Mexican Tortilla soup and just sub the chicken with turkey. I'm also trying to come up with some kind of a lasagna since I have most of the ingredients. What are others doing?

12-03-2009, 09:21 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Went to friend's house for Thanksgiving. She sent everyone home with leftovers, which for me, translated into two meals. It was yummy. When I have my own bird, I usually end up making turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sandwiches until the stuffing runs out. Then it's turkey salad sandwiches until I'm sick of it, cream of turkey, and then ... I think we throw the rest out because it's a biohazard. For many years in the wolf household we've only gotten a breast, since we prefer the white meat. Also, they don't make micro-turkeys to feed two or three people. They only make the darn things bigger and bigger every year. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-03-2009, 12:15 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	ooh. I just realized what I could have done with turkey, stuffing, and my quesadilla maker attachment to my George Foreman .... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-03-2009, 12:42 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	we had a 12 lb turkey and it was mostly gone 2 days later __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-03-2009, 02:22 PM	#11
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	We've still got some weird bits that we're feeding to the cats. But most of it went by the second day; a 14lb turkey and 9 turkey-eaters make it go away quickly. As was my plan. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-03-2009, 08:19 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The last of the turkey is in my sandwich today. It's a week old, and I wouldn't want to keep it around any longer, so it's good that this is the last. For dinner two nights ago we had enchiladas with turkey instead of chicken. That used a lot. And there have been sandwiches every day since Thanksgiving. Both plain turkey and then later all chopped up and mixed with mayo as a turkey salad.

12-03-2009, 08:35 AM	#3
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	On Thanksgiving I gave most of it away to my family. I have a little frozen which will be made into a soup.

12-03-2009, 11:44 AM	#5
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Ours has been used up for a few days now. I made "monte cristo" sandwiches with it the second day, then a turkey pot pie. I usually cook the carcass in a slow-cooker and make broth for soup, but I just didn't have the gumption this time.

12-03-2009, 12:47 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	the smallest I could find was a 16 pound turkey, and that's what we got. But I only looked in one store.

12-03-2009, 12:59 PM	#10
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	This year we had ham and turkey, so I just bought a turkey breast. Oddly enough, it wasn't just a breast, it was a turkey without wings or legs. Weerie.

12-03-2009, 03:08 PM	#12
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I made a baked potato topped with turkey, cranberry sauce, and leftover deviled egg filling. It was delicious! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-03-2009, 09:20 PM	#14
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	turkey breast ( Brined ) , 10 or so Lb ham ( injected with Praline goodness ), Both smoked with Hickory chips for a few hours 4 of us ate for thanksgiveing , I Love a smoked turkey sando , on white bread , light Schmear of REAL Mayo , lite sprinkle of salt , and Zippyt is a HAPPPPPPY Boy !! oh a Cold coke and some Plain chips and the ham when slightly warmed tastes like Candy !!! ( and it freezes well) Oh and UG you can Have all the cran berry stuff ( those things are NASTY !!!!!!) __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-03-2009, 10:34 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Maybe we should breed smaller turkeys. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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