Granddaddy Jim's Turkey and Rice Soup

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Granddaddy Jim's Turkey and Rice Soup

Posted by Holly Nelson on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Under: Tummy Yummy Recipe of the Week

This is a recipe from a friend, Ami McVay. This was the first time I had made her recipe and I messed up from the start. The night I made the turkey I was supposed to cover with water and sit in fridge all night. I left those orders to my hubby as I ran out to a cookie swap. The next day I realized that didn't happen. SO, I had to make due at the last minute. Although I did not follow her recipe exactly I would suggest that you do. It is so much better her way! I didn't have the turkey stock left over so I used chicken boullion cubes. I'm sure the real stock would have been much, much better!! Here are the pictures and recipe is at the bottom.

Start with this and an onion that I forgot to put in the picture!

Add rice to stock and stir.

Chop these veggies, even the leafy greens at the top of the celery. Add them to the pot. Add seasonings(list below). Boil until rice is cooked and veggies are tender.

This is how my soup turned out!! So YUMMY!!

Granddaddy Jim's Turkey and Rice Soup ~ My Granddaddy Jim used to make this after Thanksgiving. (My mom got in big trouble one year for adding leftover green beans. :)) He passed away just a few months before John and I got married, and making this soup is a little bit of a connection for me. :) There really is no exact recipe - these are just the things he used, and it's GOOD!!

Turkey leftovers (bones and all)
water to cover
carrots
onions
celery
rice (not instant)
seasonings to taste (salt, pepper, dried chives, parsley, oregano, whatever you'd like in your soup! :))

Cover the turkey body in water and boil for several hours in a large stock pot. Let the pot cool off a while and stick it in the fridge overnight. In the morning all the fat will have solidified on the top, making it super easy to skim off and throw away.

Leave the turkey stock in the pot, but remove every bit of the turkey bones to a cutting board. The leftover meat is just falling off the bones at this point, so it's easy to pull off all the remaining meat and put it back into the turkey stock. Discard bones.

Add chopped carrots, onions, celery (including the little green tops - adds a really good flavor!) and rice in amounts to your family's preference. Season to taste. Simmer till veggies are translucent. Freezes well. ~ Ami McVay

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Holly Nelson

Arlington

"Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet and gentle sprirt, which is precious in the sight of God." 1 Peter 3:4 - "An excellent wife,who can find? Her worth is far above jewels." Proverbs 31:10 ~~ I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.