joannqn Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Today was the first day I've roasted anything in our oven. The turkey was done 2 hours before it should have been finished. I took it out just before the internal temperature reach 160 to try to prevent overcooking while I waited for everything else to be done, and put it back in to finish when the final sides were finishing. It ended up too dry. I always buy huge turkeys for the leftovers (turkey soup). So now I have about 20 pounds of overcooked, dry turkey. Can it be salvaged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Soup, baby! I have one of my own here, it was a side dish mostly, butchered this morning, but not what we wanted. It will be soup and stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Shred what you don't want to make into soup. Shredded turkey is great - use it just like shredded pork. BBQ sandwiches, tacos, enchiladas. And it freezes great, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I love overcooked turkey ! I wish ours had been overcooked today - it went the other way. Overcooked turkey is great served on toast with white sauce ! Mmmm ! It also makes great turkey soup ! And I like to just eat it cold with some salt :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Well, to me, it's hard to even chew and swallow when it is overcooked. The dryness just sucks all of the moisture out of your mouth. So far, I figured I'd add the turkey to soup at the end of cooking. But I've never seen turkey broth in the store. To make broth with the already overcooked meat would make the soup awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Well, to me, it's hard to even chew and swallow when it is overcooked. The dryness just sucks all of the moisture out of your mouth. So far, I figured I'd add the turkey to soup at the end of cooking. But I've never seen turkey broth in the store. To make broth with the already overcooked meat would make the soup awful. Make the stock with the carcass (bones), then strain it and add in the leftover overcooked meat. If you still don't have quite enough, you can extend it with chicken stock. (BTW, many stores do carry turkey broth at this time of year... Check in the boxed soups, not the cans.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Do you still have the bones? You can add water and make them into the broth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 I have the bones, but I have enough meat for 7-8 stockpots full of soup. The bones won't make that much stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Heck, yeah! Just shredded our turkey and ziplocked mini bags for future meals: Turkey Green Chile Enchiladas Turkey Tortilla soup w/southwestern cornbread Turkey sandwiches Turkey leftovers (if there is any left... LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Try some in soup tomorrow and see how it goes. Or with bbq sauce or gravy. If one of those things works you can do others, if not, well, I'm sorry. Here's to hopefulness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thea Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Make some turkey pot pies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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