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Leftovers Thread!!

Yep.....not sure how this thread will go over, but I'd like to at least see how everyone repurposes their Thanksgiving leftovers.

There are a million ways to use leftovers.....and at the Circle-H.....we want to see them all!!

*As usual......the recipe would be nice, but straight-up food porn isn't bad either!

*Must have a hot pepper component (that kind of goes without saying!)

I'll go first:

Taking the leftover turkey and corn to make Turkey-Corn Chowder!

Boiled and picked the turkey.....then redeposited the bones and remnants in the stock pot for 4-5 hours with onion and celery. Drained the stock and let it cool.

The players:

6-8C Turkey stock, 1lb. pulled turkey, 12-14oz sweet white corn taken from the cob, 1 small onion (diced), 1lb. bacon, 1-1 1/2C heavy cream, 1 pkg cream cheese (melted), 1 C shredded cheddar cheese, 1/4 C sherry, 3-4T ghee (clarified butter), 3-4T flour, jalapeno, and S&P to taste.



BACON!!!!! (diced)



BACON!!!!!!!!



Heat the ghee in your pot.....then add the flour to form a nice blonde roux.



Once your roux looks like this.....add the diced onion and jalapenos. If the roux binds up too much, add a bit more ghee.



Add your turkey stock. bring to a simmer and add your cream cheese. (you may find it easier to just blend the cream cheese and some of the warm stock in a blender....then add to the pot. I used an immersion blender.)



Add your corn. Re-season, and simmer, stirring often, for 20-25 minutes. (it WILL stick to the bottom of the pot if you don't!)



Add your turkey (saving some for garnish) and your heavy cream. Re-season, and just heat the soup through. (No need to boil)



Should look something like this.....



to be continued....
 
grantmichaels said:
Nice plate ... not my jam specifically, but certainly parallel to where I'm tending towards going forward ...
Tried to kick my ass into healthy mode starting Monday and doing pretty good. No drinking since Sunday.  :mope:
 
I used the Cayenne Indo for the blackening seasoning. :) 
 
Beer is a conscious choice ... I'd rather have a piece of meat on a app plate and a beer than a meal w/ sides on a full plate some nights ...
 
It's a very Germanic view - I believe they consider beer as a meal replacement over yonder ...
 
grantmichaels said:
Beer is a conscious choice ... I'd rather have a piece of meat on a app plate and a beer than a meal w/ sides on a full plate some nights ...
 
It's a very Germanic view - I believe they consider beer as a meal replacement over yonder ...
Yeah I just need to get back to the right shape for some hurricane waves this Fall. ;) 
 
JoynersHotPeppers said:
Yeah I just need to get back to the right shape for some hurricane waves this Fall. ;)
 
Nothing like getting slammed into the hard-ass sandy bottom by thousands of pounds of hard-ass water fortified by the greatest body of water on earth ...
 
I grew away from that ... mentally and physically, LOL ...
 
grantmichaels said:
 
Nothing like getting slammed into the hard-ass sandy bottom by thousands of pounds of hard-ass water fortified by the greatest body of water on earth ...
 
I grew away from that ... mentally and physically, LOL ...
Yeah just need to get my physical game back a tab but looking forward to getting shacked and shooting from the water! The wave locally makes it ideal to shoot from water. 
 
JoynersHotPeppers said:
Yeah just need to get my physical game back a tab but looking forward to getting shacked and shooting from the water! The wave locally makes it ideal to shoot from water. 
 
I like snorkeling ...
 
... with a spear.
 
grantmichaels said:
 
I like snorkeling ...
 
... with a spear.
I have one of those as well, will be used in a few weeks in NC :)
 
I also like this view as the rider and behind the glass.
 
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JayT said:
Love everything about that except the trisket. Never liked them for some reason.
 
That's outright blaspenis ...
 
Greatest cracker, ever.
 
Too bad they make my insides bleed out my sphincter.
 
#truestorybro
 
Made some Jerk Chicken Roasters the other day........and ended up with some leftover chicken..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Rolled out some Puff Pastry Dough.....puff...............topped it off with some shredded Jerk Chicken, Cheddar Cheese, sliced Scotch Bonnets.
 

 
Roll up a fat one........minus the pepper seeds and stems.....
 
Plastic wrap the log and place in the freezer for 1/2 hr
 

 
Meanwhile I'm two timing you here.......I had enough extra chicken leftover to make some Jerk Chicken Vegetable and Dumpling Soup.
 

 
Slice the roll up into 3/4" pieces....bake at 400 F for 20 minutes...........or 2 Red Stripes.
 

 
Baked Pinwheels.
 

 
The dynamic leftover duo.
 
 
love the jerk chicken roll ...
 
if you don't mind my asking, and it's not too difficult a process, do you mind sharing w/ us how to make dumplings? ...
 
it's one of those things that mom never made, and i love them (but rarely eat places that serve them) ...
 
CHEERS!
 
PIC 1 said:
Made some Jerk Chicken Roasters the other day........and ended up with some leftover chicken..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Rolled out some Puff Pastry Dough.....puff...............topped it off with some shredded Jerk Chicken, Cheddar Cheese, sliced Scotch Bonnets.
 

 
Roll up a fat one........minus the pepper seeds and stems.....
 
Plastic wrap the log and place in the freezer for 1/2 hr
 

 
Meanwhile I'm two timing you here.......I had enough extra chicken leftover to make some Jerk Chicken Vegetable and Dumpling Soup.
 

 
Slice the roll up into 3/4" pieces....bake at 400 F for 20 minutes...........or 2 Red Stripes.
 

 
Baked Pinwheels.
 

 
The dynamic leftover duo.
 
 
You win!
 
MAN! I love all these entries!!! 
 
Creativity (or desperation) is the key to great leftovers!
 
grantmichaels said:
love the jerk chicken roll ...
 
if you don't mind my asking, and it's not too difficult a process, do you mind sharing w/ us how to make dumplings? ...
 
it's one of those things that mom never made, and i love them (but rarely eat places that serve them) ...
 
CHEERS!
 
 
The dumplings in this were easy to make. The choice of flour was easy for me.....I opened the cabinet doors and the 1st to fall off the shelf was the one I used........... :P
That happened to be a T-550 fine milled Euro powder which is also good for crepes and danish. I also added corn flour for flavor and density.
 
1.5 c ..AP Flour
  .5 c  Corn Flour
   1  Egg
  .5 c  Half and Half
   1 tbl Baking Flour
   1 tsp Salt
  .5 tsp Black Pepper
 
Incorporate all ingredients ..let rest for half hr. Drop small rounded portions into simmering soup. They;ll be cooked through and expanded within 45 minutes.
 
You could herb them up...
 
PIC 1 said:
 
 
The dumplings in this were easy to make. The choice of flour was easy for me.....I opened the cabinet doors and the 1st to fall off the shelf was the one I used........... :P
That happened to be a T-550 fine milled Euro powder which is also good for crepes and danish. I also added corn flour for flavor and density.
 
1.5 c ..AP Flour
  .5 c  Corn Flour
   1  Egg
  .5 c  Half and Half
   1 tbl Baking Flour
   1 tsp Salt
  .5 tsp Black Pepper
 
Incorporate all ingredients ..let rest for half hr. Drop small rounded portions into simmering soup. They;ll be cooked through and expanded within 45 minutes.
 
You could herb them up...
 
Muchas gracias, senor =)
 
I'll definitely give them a try in the near future ...
 
I'm thinking about using all but the breast meat from a rotisserie bird to make a chicken stock using the carcass and dark meat, and mixing up a small batch of them w/ some fresh parsley to fill in the soup.
 
Thanks!
 
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