If there's one thing we've learnt, it's that it's always worth taking the time to make your own homemade turkey stock to have on hand for Christmas cooking. While shop-bought stock cubes are a lifesaver for speedy weeknight meals, the depth of flavour you achieve from slowly simmering turkey giblets and fresh vegetables will add real flair to your gravies, soups, stews, and pies.
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Yields:
9 serving(s)
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
2 hrs
Total Time:
2 hrs 15 mins
Ingredients
Turkey giblets
1
carrot, thickly sliced
1
onion, cut into wedges
1
celery stick, thickly sliced
8
black peppercorns
2
bay leaves
Directions
Step 1
Put the giblets, carrot, onion, celery, peppercorns and bay leaves in a pan with 900ml (11⁄2 pints) cold water. Cover and bring to the boil. Simmer for 2hr, occasionally skimming any scum from the surface. Cool and strain, discarding giblets, vegetables and herbs, then cover and chill for up to a day.
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