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Bistro Stay Healthy Turkey Vegetable Soup FOOD Turkey Vegetable Soup Ingredients for Broth: Whole turkey carcass (what is remaining after a Thanksgiving or dinner feast) Sea salt Fresh ground black pepper Stock Preparation: Place whole turkey carcass into a large stock pot (16qt works well for a turkey) and fill with water to almost cover. Season Darla Leal, LCPT Stayhealthyfitness.com the water with a teaspoon of sea salt and fresh ground black pepper. Set stovetop heat to medium/high until water just begins to boil. Reduce heat to simmer on the stove for approximately 3 hours. Remove from heat and let cool enough to remove the carcass with tongs onto a large baking tray. The meat will be falling off the bone. Carefully separate out the meat from The best part about the holidays or anytime a whole turkey or chicken is prepared, are the leftovers and especially the carcass of the bird. Many meals are yet to be made with the wonderful stock obtained by boiling down the carcass and getting the nutrients from the broth. Muscle building protein contained in the meat picked from the bones is an added bonus. The next time you think about tossing the bird after dinner, grab a large stock pot instead and get ready to prepare the best nutrient-dense soup you have ever tasted. the bones and discard everything except the meat. Strain the stock through a colander into a large pot and return to stock pot and refrigerate overnight. The stock will become gelatinous with a layer of fat on the surface. Scoop the fat off the top and discard. What remains is the stock base for your soup. Turkey Soup Ingredients: Turkey stock as prepared above Shredded turkey meat picked off the bone (about 1lb) Red potatoes Organic garbanzo beans (15oz can), drained Cauliflower Organic baby carrots 1tsp ground thyme 1tsp fresh ground black pepper Sea salt to taste Organic herbal seasoning blend Soup Preparation: Place a large soup pan on the stove and fill to full with turkey stock. Place the stove top heat to medium/high and add shredded turkey meat, chopped baby carrots (2 large handfuls), chopped cauliflower (1/2lb is sufficient), drained 15oz can organic garbanzo beans, and about 8 small red potatoes that have been washed and chopped into 4ths with skin on. Stir all the ingredients together and sprinkle with fresh ground pepper, a sprinkle of salt and organic herbal blend. Bring the soup just to a boil, and reduce heat to simmer for about an hour. As the soup cooks, feel free to add more salt to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve. Note: Feel free to deviate from the recipe by replacing and adding your favorite vegetables to create your own soup sensation. 20 Natural Muscle Magazine ealth enefits of one roth Studies indicate boiling down turkey, chicken and beef bones into broth have numerous health benefits. Homemade broth is shown to boost our immunity system through amino acids released during the cooking process. Cysteine is an amazing amino acid found in bone broth shown to thin mucus in the lungs during illness and speeding recovery. The following minerals are found in bone broth: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur and trace minerals. It also contains chondroitin sulphates and glucosamine shown to help with joint pain relief. Other research has shown bone broth to help heal the lining of your gut. November 2016 Celebrating 21 Years!