Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Pho

Name: Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Pho
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp shredded fresh basil leaves (optional); 1 whole cardamom pod; 1 Tbsp chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®), or to taste (optional); 2 teaspoons coriander seed; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 59 milliliters fish sauce; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (optional); 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and smashed; 1 lime, cut into wedges (optional); 0 onion, thinly sliced (optional); 454 grams package dried flat rice noodles; 4 servings salt to taste; 1 star anise pod; 1 turkey carcass; 237 milliliters shredded leftover cooked turkey; 2 liters water, or more as needed

Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Pho is a dairy free main course. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 150g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 1384 calories. It will be a hit at your Thanksgiving event. This recipe is typical of Vietnamese cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up ginger, turkey carcass, coriander seed, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Toast the cardamom pod, cloves, star anise, fennel, and coriander in a small skillet over medium-low heat until fragrant, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Star Anise

Coriander

Cardamom

Clove

Fennel

Toast

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Frying Pan

Place the spices onto the center of a 8 inch square piece of cheesecloth. Gather together the edges of the cheesecloth, and tie with kitchen twine to secure. Sear both sides of the ginger and 1/2 onion in the same skillet until lightly charred, about 3 minutes on each side.

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Ginger

Spices

Onion

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Kitchen Twine

Cheesecloth

Frying Pan

Place the turkey carcass, water, sachet, ginger, and onion in a large pot over medium-high eat. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 2 hours.

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Ginger

Whole Turkey

Onion

Water

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Pot

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the rice noodles, and return to a boil. Cook the noodles uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the noodles have cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Rice Noodles

Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain well in a colander set in the sink.

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Colander

Remove the carcass, sachet, ginger, and onion from the soup. Strain the soup to remove any meat that may have fallen off the bones, if necessary. Season with fish sauce and salt. Divide the rice noodles and turkey meat evenly into 4 large bowls. Scatter the basil, cilantro, and sliced onion on top. Ladle the soup on top.

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Rice Noodles

Turkey Meat

Fish Sauce