Very delicious, very savory, robust, and slightly sweet smoked turkey soup recipe that warms the body and the soul. Serve with cornbread.
Smoked Turkey Wild Rice Soup
Very delicious, very savory, robust, and slightly sweet smoked turkey soup recipe that warms the body and the soul. Serve with cornbread.
Ingredients
- 2 smoked turkey legs
- 8 cups water
- 4 cubes chicken bouillon such as Knorr®
- 1 onion quartered
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 small inner stalk of celery with leaves chopped
- 1 cup baby carrots sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon curry powder Optional
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice
- 1 quart half-and-half
Instructions
- Place turkey legs, water, bouillon cubes, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, thyme, marjoram, and curry powder in a soup pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in wild rice. Simmer soup for at least 1 hour. Remove turkey legs; strip meat from the bones and tendons. Chop meat and return it to soup.
- Pour in half-and-half and heat to just below a simmer; cook on low heat for about 30 more minutes.
