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Course Soup
Cuisine Canadian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 6
Calories 688kcal

Ingredients

Veg

  • 3 very large carrot peeled
  • 2 large onion yellow cooking
  • 4 stalk celery
  • 9 g chicken bouillon
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp thyme fresh
  • 1 tsp ground sage
  • 1 tsp rosemary dried, ground
  • 1 tsp celery salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • olive oil

Meat

  • 2 Turkey Leg
  • salt and pepper

Croutons

  • 1 loaf sour dough several days old, cut into 1" cubes
  • 1/3 cup butter

Cranberry Sage Oil

  • 200 ml cranberry sauce
  • 200 ml olive oil
  • 1/2 cup sage fresh, leaves only

The Soup

  • 1 l chicken stock
  • splash lemon juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450F

The Vegetables

  • Chop everything in similar sized pieces, I did around 1/2 inch
  • Add everything to a large mixing bowl and coat liberally with olive oil
  • Mix together all spices in a separate bowl then toss vegetables in the spice mix
  • Add vegetables to a deep 13" baking dish and set aside

The Turkey

  • Season the turkey on all sides with salt and pepper, place a wire rack on the vegetable baking dish and arrange the turkey legs evenly spaced in the center of the rack (see image above) This is important because we want the turkey to drip all its juices down onto the veg as it all roasts
  • Roast everything for 20 mins uncovered
  • Remove dish from oven, tent with foil and return to oven for another 20-30 minutes or until turkey legs are 165F at center
  • remove from oven and set aside.

The Oil

  • Blend all ingredients together until fully emulsified, adjust consistency as needed with more oil

The Croutons

  • In batches toast croutons in butter on medium until toasted to desired darkness. One thing to note about these is they harder they are the better, because you want them to still have crunch and chew after sitting in the soup for awhile

The Soup

  • Add the stock to a large soup pot
  • Once the turkey and veg are roasted strip all meat from the bones, then add the bones and the veg to the bot and bring to simmer, then simmer covered for 20 minutes
  • While the soup simmers, roughly chop the turkey into 1/2" pieces, removing any grizzle and other less desirable pieces. Hard to chew pieces will really stand out in the final dish
  • After simmering is done, remove the bones from the pot and discard, then use an emulsion blender to fully emulsify

Serving

  • Ladle soup into wide bowls, pile chopped turkey and croutons in the center and drizzle cranberry oil around the outside (around the outside)

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Amount per Serving
Calories
688
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
29
g
45
%
Saturated Fat
 
12
g
75
%
Trans Fat
 
0.4
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
8
g
Cholesterol
 
192
mg
64
%
Sodium
 
1176
mg
51
%
Potassium
 
1022
mg
29
%
Carbohydrates
 
51
g
17
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
20
g
22
%
Protein
 
55
g
110
%
Vitamin A
 
566
IU
11
%
Vitamin C
 
6
mg
7
%
Calcium
 
105
mg
11
%
Iron
 
7
mg
39
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.