Christmas Dinner Soup - Modified by Twissis

"This recipe from the New Covent Garden Food Co new book "Soup for all Seasons" is a twist on traditional turkey leftovers. It stars your leftovers in a lightly creamed soup that I modified to be a bit more hearty than the original by increasing the amt of stuffing & turkey. It also features the stuffing as meatballs for another twist. I saw it in the IcelandAir magazine on the plane as we were flying home from the US a few dys ago & was impatient to share it w/you. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 25mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 190°C.
  • Roll the stuffing into 24 balls & cook in the oven for approx 20 min, till golden brown. Remove & set aside.
  • While the stuffing balls are cooking, soak the dried cranberries in boiling water for 15 min, drain & set aside.
  • Melt the butter in a pan. Add the leek, celery & onion. Cook for 5 min or till softened.
  • Add the stock, bay leaf & thyme. Cover & simmer for 20 min till the veggies are tender. Remove the herbs & discard.
  • Use your stick blender or food processor to blend the stock mixture till smooth.
  • Return the blended mixture to the pan. Add the cream, turkey & cranberries & season w/salt & pepper to your taste preferences.
  • Reheat GENTLY for 10 min, stirring occ.
  • To Serve: Place 3-4 stuffing "meatballs" in ea of 6-8 soup bowls, ladle the soup over them & serve immediately.
  • NOTE: Try not to omit the dried cranberries as they really add such a flavor dimension to this soup. I actually added more than the recipe suggested & was glad I did.

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Reviews

  1. Wow this is good! I use my own stuffing balls recipe#188155 and turkey breast meat I had in the freezer. This is a different but really great soup recipe, thanks for sharing hon!...Kitten :)
     
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I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)
 
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