Recipe of Turkey Chowder - Food Recipes

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Title: Turkey Chowder
Categories : Soups
Serving size: 10 Servings 2 sl Bacon, cut up 1 c Chopped onion 1 3/4 lb Potatoes, pared and cubed -(about 4 cups) 2 pk (10 oz each) frozen -whole-kernel corn, thawed 1/4 c Butter/margarine 1 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 2 c Cubed cooked turkey 2 c Milk 1 c Half-and-half 2 tb Chopped parsley Turkey broth, recipe follows Make turkey broth; set aside. In 5-quart dutch oven or heavy kettle, saute bacon until crisp; remove and reserve. In bacon fat, saute onion, stirring until golden, about 5 minutes. Add potato and turkey broth. Bring to boiling; simmer over low heat, covered, about 30 minutes, or just until potatoes are tender but not mushy. Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, combine corn, butter, salt, pepper, turkey and milk. Simmer, coverd and stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add to potato mixture, along with the half-and-half. Cook, stirring occasionally, until hot, do not boil. Turn into warm soup tureen; sprinkle with reserved bacon and chopped parsley. Serve with crackers, if desired. Makes 10 servings. ~=>Turkey Broth carcass from turkey 3 cups water 3 sprigs parsley 3 celery tops 2 carrots, pared and halved 2 onions, halved 1 tsp salt 1/2 bay leaf 10 black peppercorns Break up the turkey carcass. Place in a 6-quart kettle with the remaining ingredients. Bring to boiling; simmer over low heat, covered, 2 hours. Strain. Return to kettle; bring back to boiling; boil gently, uncovered, to reduce to 2 cups. Refrigerate if not using immediately. Posted by cjhartlin@msn.com -----