Our recipe for leftover turkey bone broth will help you utilize every part of the bird that gave its life for your family’s Thanksgiving feast. Anything not eaten in the main meal (or in leftover sandwiches, hash, etc.) can make incredibly delicious, healthy bone broth. What’s even better is that bone broth is the ultimate cure for overindulging in sweets, wine, and too much food in general. If using it in soup is more your speed, be sure to try our Best Leftover Turkey Soup recipe!
This recipe is adapted from my “End-of-the-Month Broth” from Brodo: A Bone Broth Cookbook. The beauty of this leftover turkey bone broth recipe is that it’s more of a guide – any size turkey carcass will do. There is no need to buy extra meat/bones, however you could always ask your friends or family if they want to get rid of their bones – and share some of the resulting broth with them! If you have some meat left on your turkey carcass, you can reserve at least some of it to put in soup made with this broth. If parts of your turkey got overcooked and dry, those bits are perfect for creating delicious, flavorful broth. Just make sure to discard any big chunks of burnt meat/bones (caramelization is good – we’re just talking about truly burnt bits here).
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Makes about 3-4 quarts with 5 lbs. of mixed bones and meat.