Christmas Dinner Soup - Modified by Twissis
photo by twissis
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 400 g prepared stuffing
- 30 g dried cranberries
- 25 g butter
- 1 leek (finely sliced)
- 1 stalk celery (finely chopped)
- 1 small onion (finely chopped)
- 750 ml chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- fresh thyme sprig
- 150 ml single cream
- 400 g cooked turkey (diced)
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 190°C.
- Roll the stuffing into 24 balls & cook in the oven for approx 20 min, till golden brown. Remove & set aside.
- While the stuffing balls are cooking, soak the dried cranberries in boiling water for 15 min, drain & set aside.
- Melt the butter in a pan. Add the leek, celery & onion. Cook for 5 min or till softened.
- Add the stock, bay leaf & thyme. Cover & simmer for 20 min till the veggies are tender. Remove the herbs & discard.
- Use your stick blender or food processor to blend the stock mixture till smooth.
- Return the blended mixture to the pan. Add the cream, turkey & cranberries & season w/salt & pepper to your taste preferences.
- Reheat GENTLY for 10 min, stirring occ.
- To Serve: Place 3-4 stuffing "meatballs" in ea of 6-8 soup bowls, ladle the soup over them & serve immediately.
- NOTE: Try not to omit the dried cranberries as they really add such a flavor dimension to this soup. I actually added more than the recipe suggested & was glad I did.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)