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Easy Homemade Turkey Stock
Take your gravy and turkey soup to the next level with this Easy Homemade Turkey Stock Recipe! It’s so easy to make with just a few simple ingredients, and recipe includes stove top and Instant Pot instructions! The gelatin from the bones gives homemade turkey stock a silky mouthfeel that translates over to your sauces, soups, and gravies. And the flavor is just unbeatable!
Ingredients
Turkey Parts
Aromatics
Bouquet Garni
Instructions
Prepare the bouquet garni
- Step 1
Place the herbs, bay leaf and peppercorns on a piece of cheesecloth or the dark green top of a leek.
- Step 2
Fold up the sides around the ingredients.
- Step 3
Secure well with kitchen twine.
Prepare the stock
- Step 4
Place the turkey bones, onion, carrot, celery and bouquet garni into a large pot or Instant Pot and fill with water until 2" over the ingredients. If using the Instant Pot, make sure the ingredients do not go over the fill line.
- Step 5
For stove top: Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 3 – 3 1/2 hours, skimming the fat from the top occasionally. For Instant Pot turkey stock: cook at high pressure for 1 – 1 1/2 hours, then quick release the pressure. Remove the carcass, vegetables and bouquet garni and discard.
- Step 6
Strain the stock through a fine mesh sieve into a large bowl and cool completely. Skim any fat off of the top and store in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
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