what do you guys do with the leftover turkey carcass or hambone?

[vash]

any great recipes out there?

soups? frijoles?

[varmint]

give the hambone to the dog.

[dhoward]

Hambone = beans.
Tukey carcass = soup.

[anotherblack944]

Made this after last Turkey-day. Came out pretty good. I skipped the bullion and salt and used a box of Uncle Bens Long Grain & Wild with seasonings. If I did it again I'd use milk instead of half&half though (a little sweet).

INGREDIENTS
1 leftover turkey carcass
3 medium onions, chopped
2 large carrots, diced
2 celery ribs, diced
1 cup butter, cubed
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups half-and-half cream
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
3/4 teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS
1) Place turkey carcass in a soup kettle or Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Remove carcass; cool. Set aside 3 qt. broth. Remove turkey from bones and cut into bite-size pieces; set aside.
2) In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute the onions, carrots and celery in butter until tender. Reduce heat; stir in flour until blended. Gradually add 1 qt. of reserved broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
3) Add cream, rice, salt, bouillon, pepper, remaining broth and reserved turkey. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until rice is tender.

[craigster59]

Bean soup w/ the hambone, turkey noodle soup with the carcass

[jyl]

Make stock, use for soup or freeze for later. Turkey makes a really nice stock. No reason can't combine the ham and turkey for a hamkey stock.

[kstar]

if you saw two guys named hambone and flippy, which one would you think liked dolphins most? I'd say flippy, wouldn't you? You'd be wrong though. It's hambone.

jh

[nostatic]

eat out and avoid this thorny issue.

[targa911S]

Honey baked ham stores have a bean soup mix that is the best! Easy to make too.

[LakeCleElum]

Don't laugh - I throw mine in the wood stove.......