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    Home » Recipes » Slow cooker

    Slow Cooker Turkey Stock

    Published: Nov 27, 2012 · Modified: Jan 26, 2015 by Mike Vrobel · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    Thanksgiving night.
    Exhausted.

    Too much turkey.
    Too much wine.
    Too much stuffing.

    Ready to collapse.

    One last thing to do: make turkey stock.
    Break up turkey carcass to fit in the slow cooker.
    Add an onion, a carrot, a celery rib, and bay leaves.
    Cover with cold water.
    Set cooker on low for 12 hours.

    Stumble to my bedroom and sleep for 12 hours.

    Wake up the next morning to the smell of turkey soup.

    What could be a better way to spend the day after Thanksgiving?

    Recipe: Slow Cooker Turkey Stock


    Cooking time: 12 hours

    Equipment:

    • 6 quart or larger slow cooker (Preferably with a removable insert. I love my All-Clad, but I hear good things about this Crock Pot model.)

    Ingredients

    • Carcass from a roast turkey, broken into pieces so it will fit in your slow cooker
    • 1 large onion, trimmed and halved
    • 1 large carrot, scrubbed and halved
    • 1 celery rib, halved
    • 2 bay leaves
    • Water to cover (about 4 quarts)

    Directions

    1. Slow cook the stock
    Put everything in the slow cooker and add the water to cover. Slow cook on low for 10 to 12 hours.

    Everything in the pot
    Low for 12 hours

    2. Strain the stock
    Remove the solids from the cooker using a slotted spoon and discard. Strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer, then refrigerate for up to 4 days or freeze for later use.

    Done!
    Pouring through a fine mesh strainer

    Notes

    • This recipe needs a large (6 quart or larger) slow cooker. I add as much water as I can without overflowing the slow cooker.
    • It helps to have a slow cooker with a removable insert - it is easier to lift out and pour the stock through a fine mesh strainer. If you don't have a removable insert, use a ladle to remove the stock.
    • The necessary ingredients are the turkey and the onion. No carrot? Skip it and add another onion. No celery? Skip it and add another onion. No bay leaves? Skip them. No worries. Sure, they're nice to have, and add a variety of flavors to the stock. But if the option is no stock at all, go with the stripped down version.
    • What's my favorite turkey stock? I prefer my "revisited" pressure cooker turkey stock. But any of the turkey stock recipes I've published will give you stock that is light years better than the stuff they sell in cans in the grocery store. Use the stock method that works best for you. And, I have to say, this one is dead easy.

    What do you think? Questions? Other ideas? Leave them in the comments section below.

    Related Posts:

    What do you use turkey stock for? Turkey soup, of course:

    Southwestern Turkey and Black Bean Soup
    Turkey Ramen Soup
    Turkey, Chickpea and Vegetable Soup

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    1. autumn says

      December 08, 2012 at 8:40 pm

      So I don't have to store all the stock at "full strength" I will pour it into my stock pot and reduce away. Even if you only get it down to half the volume, it saves a ton of freezer space. Just label it as double strength so you know how to dilute it properly. I once took 5 quarts of stock down to 2 cups and froze it in ice cube trays. Was super handy but way to many pots to clean after, since I had to move to a sauce pan for the last quart. But the house smelled awesome! One cube per batch of rice in the rice cooker for lots of flavor

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