Description
Very delicious, very savory, robust and slightly sweet soup that warms the body and the soul. Serve with corn bread.
Ingredients
- 2 smoked turkey legs
- 8 cups water
- 4 cubes chicken bouillon (such as Knorr®)
- 1 onion, quartered
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 small inner stalk of celery with leaves, chopped
- 1 cup baby carrots, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon curry powder (Optional)
- 1 cup uncooked wild rice
- 1 quart half-and-half
Instructions
- Place turkey legs
- water
- bouillon cubes
- onion
- celery
- carrots
- garlic
- bay leaves
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- black pepper
- thyme
- marjoram
- and curry powder in a soup pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in wild rice. Simmer soup for at least 1 hour. Remove turkey legs; strip meat from the bones and tendons. Chop meat and return it to soup.
- Pour in half-and-half and heat to just below a simmer; cook on low heat for about 30 more minutes.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 6