Turkey Soup With Rice

Turkey Soup With Rice Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 3 hours 15 minutes Yield: 6 servings See http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_4121,00.html for recipe. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Total Time:

3 hr 25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

3 hr 15 min

Yield:

6 servings

Level:

Easy

Ingredients

• 1 turkey carcass
• 2 stalks celery with leaves, coarsely chopped
• 2 carrots, coarsely chopped
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 cups water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups chopped leftover turkey
• 1 cup frozen or leftover corn
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley
• Salt and pepper

Directions

In a large pot, combine carcass, celery, carrots, onion, bay leaf and water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours over medium low heat. Strain and discard vegetables and bones. Reserve turkey stock. In a large pot, melt butter and cook onions until tender. Stir in celery and thyme. Stir in carrots and rice and toss to coat. Stir inturkey stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until vegetables and rice are tender. Stir in turkey, corn andparsley. Return to simmer and season to taste.

Butter biscuits

Ingredients

250g butter
2 cups flour
half cup corn flour
half cup icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
A handful of chopped pecan nuts (optional)
6 chopped cherries for garnish (optional)

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Mix the Cream, butter, vanilla essence, icing sugar and cornflour together.

Add flour and mix until it forms a soft dough.

Separate the dough into two portions. Add pecan nuts to one half and mix.

Take a bit of dough roll into a ball and flatten on baking tray. Pipe the second portion onto the baking tray and garnish with cherries.

Bake for approximately 13 minutes or until underneath of biscuits turns light brown.