using turkey leftovers

nearlytherenow

Hi everyone, happy Christmas!

I purchased a yellow sticker turkey today with date of boxing day. If I cook it on boxing day and store in fridge can we eat two days later? Or does it have to be eaten in 26th? If that's the case I'm guessing I could cook and then freeze cooked meat safely?

Any advice gratefully received.

Chris25

You can cook & freeze or just freeze uncooked. But, if fridge is on coldest temp, I should think it'll be ok to cook on the 26th & keep. If you're not going to use it all two days later, might be best to freeze whatever you think will be left over on the 26th when the meat has cooled.

**if it has giblets in, take them out now - don't leave them inside it**

System

Cook it and it will be fine for a day or two.

Any leftovers you can turn into pulled turkey I have turned last nights leftover pork into pulled pork and stuffing sandwiches and tonight we will be having sandwiches with it. You can do the same with your excess turkey.

chocolatepennyfarthing

How do you make pulled turkey please?

Steve059

I have a recipe for chicken soup, made with the carcass. All that's been left of every chicken I've bought is a pile of bare bones. I can't see any reason why this shouldn't work for a turkey carcass. If anyone's interested, I'll post it here.

meg72

Steve059 wrote: »

I have a recipe for chicken soup, made with the carcass. All that's been left of every chicken I've bought is a pile of bare bones. I can't see any reason why this shouldn't work for a turkey carcass. If anyone's interested, I'll post it here.

You are right it works exactly the same as for chicken, I have done this for the last 50 odd years and would really miss my turkey soup.

karren

I'm making Jamie Oliver's leek and turkey pie
And leek and turkey lasagne
And if enough over a mostly veg and turkey curry to freeze for jan when I'm late shifts

lilac_dawn

Does anyone have a turkey recipe soup for a soup, without using the carcass? I can find a Boxing day soup recipe where someone says she puts everything into her soup - turkey, stuffing, left-over veg - and I have a new soup maker so wondering if that would work!

Steve059

You can remove the meat from the bones before making the soup, instead of afterwards.

karren

karren wrote: »

I'm making Jamie Oliver's leek and turkey pie
And leek and turkey lasagne
And if enough over a mostly veg and turkey curry to freeze for jan when I'm late shifts

I managed 4 small lasagne, a big pie ans small one to freeze and a curry!!!!

Bargain and only veg now left in fridge is some sprouts and onions so no wasted veg

maryb

http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Turkey-not-just-Christmas-ebook/dp/B00HDBB6QQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388168759&sr=8-1&keywords=a+turkey+is+not+just+for+christmas

You might be interested in this - it's written by someone who used to post a lot on here, Memory Girl. It's really good if, like me, you find it hard to think beyond cold on Boxing Day, curry the day after