Christmas Dinner Soup - Modified by Twissis

twissis's Note:

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.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 400 g prepared stuffing
• 30 g dried cranberries
• 25 g butter
• 1 leek (finely sliced)
• 1 stalk celery (finely chopped)
• 1 small onion (finely chopped)
• 750 ml chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• fresh thyme sprig
• 150 ml single cream
• 400 g cooked turkey (diced)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 190°C.
2. Roll the stuffing into 24 balls & cook in the oven for approx 20 min, till golden brown. Remove & set aside.
3. While the stuffing balls are cooking, soak the dried cranberries in boiling water for 15 min, drain & set aside.
4. Melt the butter in a pan. Add the leek, celery & onion. Cook for 5 min or till softened.
5. Add the stock, bay leaf & thyme. Cover & simmer for 20 min till the veggies are tender. Remove the herbs & discard.
6. Use your stick blender or food processor to blend the stock mixture till smooth.
7. Return the blended mixture to the pan. Add the cream, turkey & cranberries & season w/salt & pepper to your taste preferences.
8. Reheat GENTLY for 10 min, stirring occ.
9. To Serve: Place 3-4 stuffing "meatballs" in ea of 6-8 soup bowls, ladle the soup over them & serve immediately.
10. 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.

Reviews

[Kittencalskitchen]

Wow this is good! I use my own stuffing balls Kittencal's Holiday Cranberry Stuffing Balls and turkey breast meat I had in the freezer. This is a different but really great soup recipe, thanks for sharing hon!...Kitten :)