Homemade Turkey Stock

5 from 1 vote

This homemade turkey stock is so flavorful and easy to make. All you have to do is throw a turkey carcass in a slow cooker along with some vegetables and herbs. You'll have flavorful turkey stock on hand for soups, casseroles, and more.

Prep 10

Cook 12

Total 12 10

Fat 0.2

Carbs 3

Protein 1

Yield

Ingredients

Carcass of a cooked large turkey meat taken off (keep all the fat, skin, and parts of the turkey you didn’t eat)
2 large carrots chopped into chunks
2 stalks celery chopped into chunks
1 medium sized onion roughly chopped (you can use the paper and skin)
3 garlic cloves smashed (you can use the paper)
2 sprigs fresh thyme
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 sprigs fresh oregano
10-12 cups water
½-1 tablespoon kosher salt

Instructions

Place the turkey carcass and any other turkey parts into a large slow cooker. Then, add the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and fresh herbs around the turkey parts.
Pour water over all of the ingredients. The amount of water you add will depend on how big your slow cooker is. Just be sure all of the ingredients are covered in water.
Add the kosher salt to the slow cooker. If you aren’t sure how salty your turkey parts are, start with ½ tablespoon and add more salt at the end.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 12 hours or overnight.
Remove the cover of the slow cooker and carefully remove large chunks of the turkey ond other ingredients.
Place a large pot in the sink and place a fine mesh sieve over the pot. Carefully pour the broth over the sieve and allow the mesh strainer to catch any small pieces of herb or vegetable. Gently press the ingredients that were caught in the sieve with a spatula to release any broth.
Discard all other ingredients except for the turkey broth in the pot. Use the homemade turkey broth for gravy, soup, or anything your heart desires.

Tips & Notes

Please make this broth your own by adding any vegetable scraps, herbs, or spices that your heart desires.

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