1 turkey carcass 6 quarts water 12 peppercorns 3 stalks celery, sliced 2 bay leaves 1 onion, cut into eighths Pinch of garlic powder 1 cup barley, uncooked or 6 ounce medium egg noodles, uncooked 2 (16 ounce) cans tomatoes, drained and chopped 1 cup onion 1 cup chopped carrot 1 cup chopped celery 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper |
Combine first 7 ingredients in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Remove carcass from broth, and pick meat from bones; set aside.
Measure 4 quarts broth, and return broth to Dutch oven; refrigerate remaining broth for other uses. Bring broth to a boil. Add barley or noodles. If barley is added, reduce heat to medium, and cook 45 minutes. If noodles are added, reduce heat to medium and cook for 8 minutes. Add turkey meat, tomatoes and remaining ingredients. Simmer 30 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. |