TURKEY VELVET SOUP

Turkey Velvet Soup image

Provided by Laurawombat Garcia

Categories Chowders

Time 52m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

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1 leek
3 -4 potatoes (I used leftover roasted ones, but raw ones could be substituted)
2 small carrots
2/3 cup sweet corn
2/3 cup frozen peas
2 cups chopped turkey meat, mostly white meat
4 -5 cups turkey broth or 4 -5 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup cream
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
1 dash tarragon
salt and black pepper, to tastes

Steps:

Clean and slice the leek and sweat in a little butter. Add half the turkey stock and the potatoes. As my potatoes were already cooked, I was able to blitz the soup with my hand-held blender; if they are raw.
Simmer until the potatoes are cooked and THEN blitz the mixture with a blender or food processor.
Add the vegetables and tarragon and bring to a boil.
When the carrots are tender, add the turkey meat.
Bring back to a boil and then turn down the heat so that the soup simmers. Pour a spoonful of the hot soup into the cream, mix and then add the cream to the soup. (This should keep the soup from curdling).
Stir well and taste for salt and pepper. You may well find it needs a bit of salt. A good grinding of pepper will also add a little bite to the velvet creaminess.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.9, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 40.8, Sodium 94.8, Carbohydrate 42.3, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 5.3, Protein 6.5