Turkey Stew

Yesterday I talked about a use for ground beef...Today I have a recipe for leftover turkey..I know I should have written this right after Thanksgiving...but I didn't know about this recipe at the time...Anyway..check this out-


Turkey Stew with Root Vegetables Recipe


Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 2 hours, 30 minutes


Save time by prepping the root vegetables during the first stage of the stew's oven cooking.


INGREDIENTS:

2 Tbsp olive oil

3 lbs turkey thighs (preferred) or legs (skin on, bone in)

1 medium-large yellow onion, peeled and roughly chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)

2 stalks celery, roughly chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)

2 teaspoons salt

1 quart chicken, turkey, or vegetable stock (use gluten-free stock if cooking gluten-free)

2 medium carrots, peeled, 1/4 inch slices (about 1 1 /4 cups)

2-3 medium turnips, peeled, 1/2 inch cubes

1 medium rutabaga, peeled, halved, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices

3 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered

1 teaspoon herbes de provence

Freshly ground black pepper


DIRECTIONS:

1 Preheat oven to 300°F. Heat olive oil on medium high heat in a Dutch oven on the stove top. Wash and pat dry turkey pieces. Working in batches if necessary, brown turkey pieces, first skin side down, 2-3 minutes on each side. Sprinkle the thighs with a little salt as you brown them.

2 Once the thighs have browned, remove them from the pan and set them in a bowl. Add the onions and celery to the pot. Cook for about 5 minutes or so, until the onions are translucent and starting to brown at the edges.

3 Add 2 teaspoons of salt and half of the stock. Bring to a simmer, remove from the stove top and put in the oven, covered, for an hour and fifteen minutes.

4 After an hour and fifteen minutes, remove from oven and add the rest of the vegetables - carrots, turnips, rutabaga, and potatoes, the herbs, and the rest of the stock. Return to the oven, covered, and cook until tender, another 45 minutes or more.

5 Remove the turkey thighs from the stew and place in a bowl to cool. When cool enough to handle, strip the meat off the bones. Discard the bones and skin. Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces (1 1/2-inches or so chunks) and return to the pot.

Season the stew to taste.

Yield: Serves 6 to 8 people....Enjoy!