Turkey Noodle Soup (A Christmas Leftover Recipe)

Method4 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Trim any remaining cooked meat from the turkey carcass (1) and keep it refrigerated for topping. Put the carcass in a pot with all four ginger slices and enough cold water to cover. Bring to a full boil, cover and simmer gently over low heat for 30 minutes. Strain through a sieve and discard the bones, skin and ginger. Keep the strained broth ready; its finished volume will depend on the carcass and covering water.

   Strain the turkey broth · 30 minUses 1 carcass from a cooked turkey · 4 slices ginger · Cold water as needed to cover the turkey carcass

   
2. 2

   Step 2: While the broth is simmering, bring plenty of water to a boil in another pot. Cook about 80 g dried wheat noodles for one bowl according to the package directions until just cooked, then drain well and discard the noodle water.

   Uses About 80 g dried wheat noodles for one bowl · Water as needed to boil the noodles separately

   
3. 3

   Step 3: Shred enough refrigerated cooked turkey for one bowl and prepare the cooked vegetables. Ladle enough strained broth from step 1 for the bowl into a small saucepan, add the turkey and vegetables, and heat together until the leftovers reach 74 °C (165 °F) throughout. Keep this hot for assembly. Cool and refrigerate the remaining broth promptly in shallow containers; its remaining volume is not specified.

   Uses Enough strained broth for one bowl; reserve the remaining batch · Cooked turkey, coarsely shredded, as needed for one bowl · Leftover cooked vegetables, as needed for one bowl

   
4. 4

   Step 4: In one serving bowl, combine 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp black rice vinegar, ¼ tsp sesame oil, one pinch white pepper and 1 tsp minced garlic. Add the drained noodles from step 2 and all the hot broth, turkey and vegetables from step 3. Garnish with finely chopped scallion and the preserved mustard stem if using, then drizzle chili oil to taste. Serve immediately.

   Uses 1 tablespoon light soy sauce · 1 teaspoon black rice vinegar · ¼ teaspoon sesame oil · 1 pinch white pepper (or ground Sichuan pepper) · 1 teaspoon minced garlic · The cooked noodles for this one bowl, drained from their water · hot broth, turkey and vegetables for one bowl · Scallions, finely chopped, as needed for garnish