Turkey Barley Mushroom Stew Recipes

TURKEY BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Break up the turkey carcass to fit a large saucepan; cover with water.
• Add onion, carrots and celery.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Skim any scum that rises to the top; discard.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 2 hours.
• Strain soup into another large saucepan, reserving the carcass but discarding the vegetables.
• Return the stock to simmer; stir in barley and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Add diced carrots, onion and turnip and simmer for a further 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
• Add turkey.
• Season well with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley.

HEARTY BARLEY TURKEY SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water and turkey carcass to a boil in a large pot; add 1 1/2 cup chopped onion, 3 stalks celery, 1/2 cup chopped carrot, peppercorns, 1 pinch thyme, and 1 bay leaf. Simmer, skimming excess fat and foam from top of stock as needed, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Add more water to stock as it evaporates. Remove carcass from stock and cool. Pull meat from bones and shred; refrigerate until needed. Strain stock and return liquid to pot.
• Mix 1 1/2 pounds carrots, 2 onions, 6 stalks celery, barley, mushrooms, 2 bay leaves, salt, marjoram, black pepper, and 1 pinch thyme into turkey stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup, stirring occasionally, until barley is fully cooked, 1 hour and 20 minutes. Add turkey meat to the soup and simmer for 10 more minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.

TURKEY AND VEGETABLE BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots and onion; cook and stir until carrots are crisp-tender, 4-5 minutes., Stir in barley and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until carrots and barley are tender, 10-15 minutes. Stir in turkey, spinach and pepper; heat through.

TURKEY-BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil and saute onions, carrots, celery and mushrooms; sprinkle thyme on veggies and continue to saute until softened, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Pour turkey stock into a large pot (if you have less than 8 cups of stock, add water to make up difference) and whisk in the tomato paste; stir in sauteed veggies; turn heat to high.
• Stir in barley, vinegar, salt and pepper.
• When soup comes to a boil, turn heat down to a simmer and cook, covered, for about 1 hour, or until barley is tender.
• Stir in turkey meat and continue to simmer just until soup is heated through.