🦃 Korean Recipe Ideas with Leftover Turkey

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Someone recently asked about making a Korean dish with leftover Turkey and so I made Turkey one day early on Wednesday so I could test it.  And I hope I'm not too late!!  I was hoping to do a full post today but decided to take a break and went hiking instead. 😍 Anyway, here's my first Turkey leftover recipe that you can make. It's basically Dakgyejang 닭계장 (spicy chicken soup) but made with Turkey bone broth and meat.   1. Make Turkey broth with leftover carcass - just add water, 1/2 onion, 5-6 garlic cloves. It works best with pre-brined turkey. If your turkey doesn't have any herb seasonings then add 1-2 bay leaves. Simmer for about 1 hour on stove or 30 min soup setting on IP. I added about 12 cups water for stove top, 8 cups for IP. 2. While you wait, shred turkey meat and  For every 1 cup of turkey meat + 2 1/2 cup of broth, season with - 2 1/2 tsp Korean red chili pepper powder (gochukaru) 3 Tbsp chopped green onions total but reserve 1 Tbsp for fresh topping later 1 1/2  tsp chopped fresh garlic 1 tsp Guk Ganjang (korean soup soy sauce) 1/4 tsp sugar generous seasoning of fresh ground black pepper ** this was perfect for my broth because my turkey was fully brined and had good salt content. If your turkey was not brined, you will need to add more salt to taste. Probably about ½ tsp or so. Mix turkey meat with seasoning. 3. In a pot, add broth and seasoned turkey meat and boil for just 2-3 minutes until well mixed. 4. Serve soup with some extra fresh green onions and rice. This was soo good, my husband and I just devoured the whole bowl and had to make more!! 😍😋YUM YUM!   Enjoy!! PS - If you don't have Turkey carcass to make broth with, just use chicken broth and that should still work fine. But add some onions and garlic to the broth and dilute it with water a bit if it's concentrated.

MAKGUKSU 막국수 (LEFT) - is a cold noodle dish that normally uses cooked chicken breast meat but leftover turkey meat will totally work for this recipe. The gochujang sauce is spicy, tangy and full flavored so it will wipe out any strong turkey flavor. So I don't think you need to even change anything else. Just sub the meat and you should be good!

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NAENGCHE 냉채 (RIGHT) - normally made with jellyfish, this dish will also work well with turkey because the sweet, tangy dressing has a spicy kick from the yellow mustard used. It is very similar to Daknaengche 닭냉채 which is a dish with very similar sauce and vegetables but uses cooked chicken meat instead. So I totally think this should work with leftover turkey, I would probably just add more green leafy veggies to make it more like a full salad than a side dish.

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