Turkey meat is a delicious low-calorie product rich in vitamins A and E, as well as iron, phosphorus, calcium and other trace elements necessary for a person. This is one of the healthiest types of dietary meat. Soups made from turkey are recommended to be included in the diet of children and adults.
Turkey noodle soup recipe
To make a delicious turkey noodle soup, you need the following ingredients:
- 600 g of turkey meat (drumstick);
- 159 g green beans;
- 100 g of noodles;
- green onion;
- lemon;
- salt;
- Bay leaf;
- peppercorns.
Rinse the turkey meat, place in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Then put the saucepan over medium heat, bring to a boil, add peppercorns and bay leaf. Reduce heat and simmer for an hour.
If desired, the noodles can be replaced with rice. It must be pre-rinsed and poured with boiling water for 5-10 minutes. Then the water must be drained, and the rice must be added to the boiling turkey broth and continue to cook the soup according to the recipe.
After this time, remove the turkey from the pan and cool, then cut into small slices. Wash, peel and cut the carrots into thin strips, about half a centimeter thick. Place green beans, prepared carrots and noodles in boiling broth. Continue making soup. When asked how long it should be cooked, cooks usually recommend removing the soup from the heat when the carrots become soft and the noodles reach the “al dente” state, that is, they are ready, but not yet boiled and tastes elastic.
Put the pieces of turkey in the boiling soup and cook everything together for 2-3 minutes. Remove the prepared soup from heat and let it brew for ten minutes. Add finely chopped herbs to the soup bowls before serving.
Turkey Cheese Soup Recipe
This is a French cuisine dish that requires:
- 500 g turkey fillet;
- 200 g of processed cheese;
- 400 g of potatoes;
- 150 g of onions;
- 150-200 g of carrots;
- ground black pepper;
- salt;
- Bay leaf;
- butter.
To make this recipe soup, you need a three-liter saucepan. Rinse the turkey fillet, put in a saucepan and cover the meat with cold water. Place a saucepan over medium heat and bring water to a boil. Then add a teaspoon of salt, peppercorns (black and allspice), bay leaf and cook the broth for 20 minutes from the moment it boils. Then remove the turkey, cool and cut into pieces.
Wash and peel the potatoes and carrots thoroughly. Cut the potatoes into medium-sized cubes, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Also cut the onion, peeled from the husk, into cubes. Grate the processed cheese or cut into cubes.
In France, turkey cheese soup is usually served with croutons.
Dip the potatoes into the boiling broth, boil it for about 7 minutes. At this time, lightly fry the onions and carrots in butter. Add the sautéed vegetables to the potatoes and cook for 5-7 minutes. Then add the turkey pieces. Boiling the soup continues for another 5 minutes. Then put the prepared processed cheese, mix everything well and remove the pan from heat. Sprinkle finely chopped herbs on the cheese soup before serving.