Turkey Stock

Ingredients

• 1 leftover roasted turkey carcass, with any skin and scraps
• 2 medium onions, roughly chopped
• 2 medium carrots, roughly chopped
• 3 ribs celery, roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 sprigs fresh parsley
• 4 qt cold water, to cover

Before you start

• Break the carcass into pieces that fit the stockpot.

Directions

1. Bring to a boil: leftover roasted turkey carcass, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, whole black peppercorns, fresh thyme, fresh parsley, cold water.
2. Simmer uncovered 2 to 4 hr, skimming: step 1.
3. Strain, discard solids: step 2.
4. Cool quickly in shallow containers or an ice bath, about 1 hr (never put the hot stockpot straight in the fridge), then chill 8 hr or overnight, lift off fat: step 3.