Smoked Turkey with Wild Rice
- 1 whole smoked turkey
- 6 ounces chicken base
- 4 ounces liquid smoke
- 8 red peppers
- 4 ribs celery
- 2 carrots
- 2 onions
- 1 pound wild rice
- 1 1/2 pounds butter
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon white pepper ground
- 12 cups half-and-half
- For the stock: Remove the skin from the turkey.
- Remove the meat from the bones, cut the meat into a medium dice and reserve for later use.
- Place the bones in a large stock pot.
- Add 3 gallons water, the chicken base and liquid smoke.
- Simmer for 4 hours then strain through cheesecloth.
- Cool and then skim off the fat from the top of the liquid.
- For the soup: Roast the red peppers.
- Place the peppers under the broiler until the skins become charred.
- Then place the peppers in a container and cover with a lid.
- Sweat the peppers until the skin peels off easily.
- Remove the skin and seeds.
- Dice the peppers, celery, carrots and onions.
- Set aside.
- Cook the wild rice in 8 cups water for approximately 1 hour.
- To assemble, melt the butter in large pot.
- Add the diced carrots, celery and onions.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the flour and cook another 5 minutes.
- Add the 3 gallons of turkey stock and simmer about 15 minutes.
- Place in a blender and puree the vegetables.
- Put the puree back into the pot and add the diced turkey, roasted peppers and rice.
- Stir in the half-and-half.
- Serve while hot.
turkey, chicken base, liquid smoke, red peppers, celery, carrots, onions, rice, butter, flour, white pepper
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/smoked-turkey-with-wild-rice.html (may not work)