Turkey Soup

Total Time: 7 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 turkey carcass, remove most meat to add later and crack small bones
• 3 onions, quartered and with skin still on
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1 bunch fresh parsley or 3 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 bunch celery, chopped with tops reserved
• 8 -10 carrots, chopped
• 3 turnips, skinned and cubed
• 1 1/2 cups barley, uncooked
• 3 cups cooked turkey, pulled

Recipe

• 1 put carcass in large stock pot and cover with water.
• 2 add onions, bay leaves, 2 teaspoons salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, cilantro, garlic, and celery tops.
• 3 heat to boiling, cover & simmer 2-3 hours.
• 4 remove carcass & large bones, and strain broth. chill broth in freezer for 2-3 hours & remove hardened fat layer from the top.
• 5 return broth to boiling and add carrots, celery, turnips, barley, poultry seasoning, cumin, and 1 teaspoons salt.
• 6 cook over medium heat 30 minutes to 1 hour until veggies are tender.
• 7 add cooked turkey cut in bite-size pieces. serve hot.