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Turkey stock

How To Make Homemade Turkey Stock

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 Pounds Turkey
  • 4 Stalks Celery (cut into chunks)
  • 4 Pieces Carrot (cut into chunks)
  • 1 Teaspoon Peppercorn (optional)
  • 2 Onions Quartered
  • 2 Tablespoons Oil
  • 1/4 Cup Fresh Parsley
  • 3 Tablespoons Thyme (or 1 sprig Thyme )
  • 3 Tablespoons Rosemary (or 1 sprig Thyme)
  • 3 Bay leaves
  • 10 Cups Water
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Place a large pot or stockpot over a medium-high heat and add oil.

  2. When the oil is hot, saute all the vegetables; onions, carrots, celery.

    turkey stock veggies cut out
  3. Add Turkey and other ingredients including water. Season with generous salt.

    turkey stock add water
  4. Bring to a boil, on low heat simmer the mixture for about 2-2.5 hours.


    Sieve and separate the turkey from the water.

    Turkey stock after sieve
  5. This is the turkey after I sieved it.

    Turkey stock leftover
  6. Let it cool, place in a refrigerator overnight, skim off the fat and store the stock. You can place it in the refrigerator for up to a week and up to a month in the freezer.

    TIP: You can pour into ice cubes tray and freeze then transfer to ziplock and freeze, by doing so it will be easier to use for cooking.

  7. You can use the stock for any recipes that call for stock.

    Turkey stock

Recipe Notes

Note:

You can still use the turkey meat in another dish if you wish to do so.

When you refrigerate it will look like this.

Turkey stock refrigerated