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Christmas Leftover Turkey Pho Recipe

 

A warming and healthy turkey pho recipe (a type of Vietnamese soup) that tastes of Christmas…just a lighter, fresher version! The basis for this recipe is the stock, which needs to be made in advance, but it's so easy to do and once the stock is ready it only takes minutes to turn it into the pho. Ideal for a busy Boxing Day, post bracing walk.

Ingredients for the Pho

Serves 4

200g flat rice noodles

400g cooked turkey

100g beansprouts, blanched

Handful of Thai basil, mint and coriander leaves

2 red chillies, finely chopped

1 lime, cut into wedges

Ingredients for the stock

50g ginger, thickly sliced

2 onions, halved

3 star anise

2 cinnamon sticks

½ tbsp coriander seeds

2 cloves

1 turkey carcass, stripped of meat

2 – 3 tbsp fish sauce

2 tbsp sugar

Method

  • Fry the ginger and onion in a dry frying pan over a high heat until deeply coloured. Transfer to the slow cooker and heat to low. Add the Christmassy spices: cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves and coriander. Then add the turkey carcass along with 3 – 4 litres of boiling water, to cover all the bones. Cook for 8 – 10 hours.

  • Strain the stock, getting rid of all the bones and spices. Season with the fish sauce and sugar and transfer the stock to a jug so it’s easy to pour.

  • Cook the noodles as per pack instructions, then drain and divide between bowls.

  • Top with the leftover turkey and blanched beansprouts.

  • Pour over the stock to fill the bowls.

  • Scatter over the herbs and chilli and serve with lime wedges.

Source: BBC Good Food

 

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