How to use the remaining turkey

1. Make a sandwich. Not a simple sandwich, because according to tradition, after Thanksgiving Day, Sandwich Day comes! This is a first-class residue processing machine, which is approved by sandwich fans and gourmets everywhere. It is easy, it is individual, and if you do everything right, then you will get a huge sandwich, after which your fingers will lick.

• Take two pieces of your favorite bread (the more the better) and fry them.
• Put some lettuce on the bottom piece, so it will not get raw too quickly.
• Spread a little cranberry sauce from Aunt Mabel on top of everything.
• Place the leftover turkey slices on top of the cranberry sauce.
• Spread the mashed potatoes over the previous layers.
• If any amount of sauce is left, you can spread it on the puree.
• Put some stuffing in the potatoes.
• If you candied a sweet potato, slightly remember it and spread it on the top piece of bread.
• Put on your apron - you can get dirty!
• Options range from the usual "May Day turkey toast" with whipped cream to a "something from every leftover item in the fridge" monster that will require some extra rest. Some sandwiches can be so big and messy that they have to be eaten with a knife and fork. The key to creating the best leftover sandwich on the planet is to not follow a recipe, but to use your favorite ingredients and enjoy!

  2. Make a turkey barbecue. Ideally, do this before removing the turkey from the dinner table while it is still warm.

• Divide the turkey meat into pieces and fold it into a bowl. Use as much leftover meat as you wish. Dark meat is preferred for stewed barbecue turkey because of its richer flavor and higher fat content.
• Add your favorite barbecue sauce and mix thoroughly.
• Sprinkle with the spices you prefer: some red pepper or sauce sriracha will give the turkey a new flavor.
• When you're ready to eat it, toast the bun while the turkey is heating up.
• Press down the bun and put lettuce or slaw on top of it.
• To make your sandwich even tastier, squeeze the juice from apples, seasoned with spices from Grandmasfor bread Yummy.
  3. Make turkey broth. Often skipped and discarded after the banquet, turkey bones still have a rich aroma and simply ask to be enjoyed. By making turkey broth, you will add the delicious flavor left over from Thanksgiving Day to your dishes when cooking rice, stewing chicken, or anything else where water needs to be replaced with broth.

• Fry the bones. Clean the bones as you can, from any meat, skin, etc. Put the bones on a baking tray and fry at 450 degrees Fahrenheit until they turn brown.
• While the bones are roasting, put an onion cut in half, a little celery root (the part you usually throw out), a few carrots, one or two bay leaves, a couple of teaspoons of thyme, sage and any piece of skin, fat or meat that left after cutting turkey. Cut everything into large pieces to easily remove them when the broth is ready.
• Note: If you have a "real" Dutch oven (not that disposable aluminum one from the grocery store), you can cook this dish in it and use whatever leftovers (brown bits of meat) from roasting are as you see fit. Not only will this add more flavor to your dish, but it will also help clean out your Dutch oven!
• Put the roasted bones in a saucepan and fill the entire contents with water a couple inches.
• Simmer for a day, adding water as needed. You can also pour a few cups of white wine into the pot instead of water.
• When you are ready to strain the broth, remove all the vegetables, meat and pieces from them, and then strain it through a sieve with small holes. Just mix it all up - it will taste like sticky corn porridge from turkey, and all the grace will be in the broth.
• Allow the broth to cool. The fat will rise to the surface where you can easily remove it. Do not worry that you will not be able to collect all the fat: when the broth has cooled, the fat will harden, and you can simply remove it from the surface.
• Use broth for other soups and freeze them. Frozen broth is valid for 6 months, it will provide you for the whole winter!
• Hint: Use an ice cube mold to freeze the broth, then store it in a container - you will have turkey-flavored stock, one cube at a time. Put the 4 cubes in a mug and heat them in the microwave, and you will have a very nutritious and healthy broth to drink in long, cold winter evenings.

  4. Make a soup with turkey dumplings and minced meat. Here is a way to use your broth and some remaining minced meat to make a rich and tasty soup:

• Pour the turkey broth into the pan and bring to a boil. Use one or two cups of broth for each serving, depending on the size of the serving.
• Add the turkey cut into large or small pieces as you like.
• Spoon for ice cream (or do it yourself), make balls of minced meat and put them in a pot of boiling soup.
• Reduce the temperature and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and leave for another 5-10 minutes.
• Serve.

  5. Cook the turkey in a ceramic pan

• Mix two servings of the remaining turkey with as much mince as you want.
• Put in a greased ceramic pan for baking.
• Mix a can of mushroom cream soup with 1 / 3 cups of white wine (or milk, if necessary) and pour turkey and ground beef on top.
• Garnish with thin slices of turkey and breadcrumbs.
• Simmer, covered, at 400 ͦ, for 15 minutes.
• Cook with the lid open for another 5 minutes, or until the upper part is browned.
  6. Cook a turkey pie. Who gives up the pie on cold winter evenings? The answer is: no one!
• Make a double (top or bottom) cake.
• Bake an empty cake base for 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut into cubes and fry the onions, grated carrots, celery and potatoes until they are soft.
• Add some frozen peas and corn, the remaining sauce and turkey.
• You can also add a little greens and spices (salt, pepper, thyme, sage, etc.)
• The consistency of the mixture should be thick and heavy. You can even add leftover stuff to make the mixture thicker if you want.
• Pour this mixture where the empty base of the cake is baked and bake at 350 ͦ F / 180 C for 30 minutes or until it starts to bubble.

  7. Cook breakfast. We tend to associate Thanksgiving with dinner, turning into dinner, but why not start your day with delicious memories of the banquet. Here are some tasty ways to use leftovers the next morning:

  • Cut the turkey into small pieces.
    • Take some turkey meat and cut it into cubes, deep-fry until brown.
    • Add in equal proportions mince, mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes, and again fry until brown crust, stirring occasionally.
    • Put on the dish, sprinkle, lightly, the remaining sauce and place the poached egg on top, you get a wonderful breakfast.
  • Cook a turkey omelet or omelette as delicious breakfast.

  8. Cook light meals. There was certainly a banquet for Thanksgiving — but on the following days after it, you might want a lighter meal. Here are some ideas on how to reduce calories, but preserve flavor:

• Make turkey with cranberries and cheddar snacks. Take the rest of the cranberry sauce, a box of crackers and some turkey, and enjoy!
• Make a turkey salad. Mix the remaining turkey with boiled potato cubes, boiled chopped eggs, mayonnaise, chopped celery, onion and stir. For a green salad, make a substrate of lettuce or spinach, top with the remaining turkey with fresh cranberries, cucumber slices, cashew nuts, and cranberry or honey mustard dressing.
• Make turkey tacos as directed in How to Make Chicken Tacos, but substitute the remaining turkey for the chicken called for in the recipe. It will soften when simmered and will be easier to cut.
• Make a turkey with fried rice. Take some turkey meat, cut it into cubes and decorate with fried rice to get a deliciously flavored dish.
  9. Freeze the remainder of the residue. Are you sure you will eat a turkey for 6 months so that it retains its flavor?
  10. Make Turkey Curry. Curry is a delicious way to use up leftover turkey and those Asian seasonings that sometimes collect dust in your spice drawer.
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