My Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

   Turkey soup is a comforting sort of soup. It's also a great way to use those turkey bones from your Thanksgiving turkey or from other winter holidays (I like to make a turkey for New Years). A few years ago I started to jot down what I did to make my own turkey soup--without any gluten containing products.

    Everyone who ate this raved about how great it was.  That's usually how I know I'm on to something.  With any soup like this it's easy to add your own vegetables and even a few more spices.  Enjoy!

My Thanksgiving Turkey Soup

1.  Prepare turkey:  You can either make this recipe with the carcass of your turkey or with some turkey legs and thighs. If you're using the turkey carcass, remove larger pieces of turkey meat and put into a container so you can add them in the last half hour or so.  
(1)  Put the carcass in a large soup pot fill the pot with water. 
(2)  Add 2 T of rice mirin or 1 T of lemon juice to help release the nutrients from the bones.  
(3)  Bring to a boil and then put on medium-low.  As the soup cooks, skim off any foam and discard. Meanwhile prepare the vegetables. 

 2. Prepare vegetables:  

(1)  Cut up 5 stalks of celery

(2)  Slice 3 carrots in half moons or just chop them up.

(3)  Chop up 1 onion.

(4)  Chop up 2 T of fresh parsley. 

3.  Prepare soup: 

(1)  Add the chopped vegetables to the water and turkey. 

(2)  Add the following spices:   1  T salt,  1 tsp. pepper, 2 T chicken bouillon  (Taste and see if your pot needs it or not!), and 1-2 T Costco's Organic No Salt Seasoning (or anything similar). Taste after 1 T and see if it's okay.

I made this turkey soup on
January 2, 2017.  I had to smile when
 after a few bites my youngest
  granddaughter said,  "So yummy!"

(3)  After the water comes to a boil, lower it to a simmer and cook for 2-3+ hours. Add additional turkey meat last 30-60 minutes.  Remove the bones.  If you want to have noodles, cook them in a separate pot and add them to each bowl and then cover with soup. 

(4)  Before serving, taste and adjust the seasonings.

List of My Favorite Soups, Chili & Stew Recipes: 

Beef 

Grandma's Favorite Beef Stew  (My mother-in-law's delicious recipe!)

Just Like Home Ukrainian Borscht   (A Polish student  said this tasted like his mom's!)
Mouth Watering Italian  Sausage Soup   (This is my friend Debbie's recipe)

Poultry

This is the Best Gluten Free Minestrone Soup!   (A recipe my son modified)

Mexican Fiesta Chicken Soup   (A recipe I got years ago from a Mexican cookbook)
My Thanksgiving Turkey Soup  (My very own special concoction!)
Gary's Incredible Gluten Free Arkansas Gumbo  (Given to me by a Bible study friend from Arkansas)
Jeannie's French Market Soup  (A friend from when my kids were little)
Southwest Turkey Soup  (From my Syre School cookbook)

Fish
Northwest Salmon Chowder  (From my Heritage School cookbook)
Almost Like Ivar's Clam Chowder (From my Come & Dine Cookbook)

Bean & Legumes
Vi's Best Chili  (A  Bible study friend's great recipe)
Bethany's Crowd Pleasing Tortilla Soup  (One of my daughter's friends special soup)
Country Style Lentil Soup   (From my Heritage School cookbook)
Kathy's Texas Chili & Chips (From my Come & Dine cookbook)
Spicy Cuban Black Bean Soup (From a store recipe card)
Marilyn's Make It From Scratch Chili  (From my mother-in-law)
Lisa's Red Lentil Soup - From my friend Lisa

Vegetable

Downright Delicious Potato & Kale Soup  (From my daughter-in-law's family cookbook)
A Great Fall Soup - Make it From Scratch Corn Potato Chowder  (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
French Pumpkin Soup  (From my Heritage School Cookbook)

Asian
Chinese Chicken Soups  - Bok choy chicken, chicken & spinach, and chicken & cabbage (Modified from Internet search by our Chinese students)
Make Your Own Gluten Free Chicken Pho!  (Modified from a newspaper article)
Gluten Free Chinese Hot Pot  (Modified by a Chinese student)
Chinese Egg Drop Soup  &  Chinese Egg & Tomato Soup  (Modified  from a student's recipe)

Vegetarian & Gluten Free Tom Yum Soup (A delicious Thai soup) 
Deluxe Miso Soup (Kenchinjiru)   (Adapted from Internet search)
A Thai Mom Teaches Me How to Make Tom Yum Kung  (A student's mom's recipe)
A Vietnamese Cooking Lesson - Lien's Vietnamese Sweet & Sour Soup  (An International student's aunt's recipe)
Cooking Beef Pho for Vietnamese Students  (Modified Recipe)
Asian Curried Chicken Soup  (From my Come & Dine church cookbook)
Rose's Very Own Recipe for Chinese Beef Bone Soup  (from Rose my friend from Taipei)