Turkey legs in soup??

Silver Member Joined: May 18 2011 Posts: 620

Hey all,

My MIL just gave me a package of turkey legs that I honestly do not know what to do with. Can I use them instead of chicken for a soup for Friday night? I'd just add in all of my usual spices and vegetables. Is this totally weird? If so, what else do I do with them?

Thanks in advance! Smile

Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2012, 11:23 am Post subject: re: Turkey legs in soup??

There was a thread a few months back about turkey neck soup, the principle is the same (imo):
-yes you can make a soup with it, but it will be a bit different and probably be coloured darker, but if you make yummy soup then it will still be yummy.

Other things you can do with it:

Roast it, cholent it, braise it (maybe). You can treat it like chicken for the most part. Turkey is leaner than chicken (so says my FIL), so it might need a bit more seasoning to get the taste out.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 27 2010 Posts: 1435

They make yummy soup.

Silver Member Joined: May 18 2011 Posts: 620

Thanks for the replies! I just wasn't sure what to do with it, and my husband hates to eat meat off the bone (unless it's steak...he's weird, haha.), and heaven forbid I mess with his "perfect" chulent recipe, so I was just looking for other options. I guess I'm just used to seeing the turkey legs attached to the turkey at Thanksgiving.

Thanks!

Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2012, 11:53 am Post subject: re: Turkey legs in soup??

turkey is delish in soup, esp. if you let it cook long enough to get nice and soft - the meat will drop right off the bone.
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Gold Member Joined: Nov 11 2009 Posts: 1323

I will agree that turkey is DELICIOUS in soup!!!!!!!!!!!

Silver Member Joined: May 18 2011 Posts: 620

So what do I do, make my soup as I usually do? Or should I roast the turkey and make a stock first? All "turkey" soup recipes online call for turkey carcass from Thanksgiving leftovers or turkey wings. Are legs a good substitute?

Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2012, 2:14 pm Post subject:

Just use it like chicken

Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2012, 2:22 pm Post subject:

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Gold Member Joined: Jan 27 2010 Posts: 1435

I make the same soup as normal. I also made awesome turkey thighs one shabbos in the crockpot that would also taste good with the legs. I put the turkey in with a can of crushed tomatoes, a can of chickpeas and spices.I cooked it on low all day. It was awesome and I was left with soup for another shabbos.