Metric Jesters Leftover Turkey Food

METRIC JESTER'S LEFTOVER TURKEY

Steps:

• blend spices together in a small bowl.
• Put a big pot on medium high heat.
• toast the spice blend and rice together before putting everything into the pot.
• boil (or simmer) until rice is cooked, adding extra water as needed.
• Save the turkey and gravy for last, it's already cooked.

METRIC JESTER'S CRUNCHIE SALAD

Steps:

• Toast almonds and sesame seeds on cookie sheet in 350F oven until brown but not black.
• crunch up the noodles and saute them with butter adding one pkg of soup mix.
• Add the toasted almonds and sesame seeds to the noodles and let it cool.
• Chop the cabbage, rinse and spin.
• chop the scallions and toss with the cabbage.
• For Dressing: Mix all dressing ingredients on low heat to melt sugar and allow to cool (do this ahead).
• just before serving toss everything together, the greens the noodle mixture and the dressing.

METRIC JESTER'S CREAMY VEGETABLE AND POTATO SOUP FOR ONE

Steps:

• Liquid could be chicken stock, vegetable stock or water.
• chop everything.
• scramble fry first 7 ingredients until very soft.
• add salt and pepper (as desired).
• add baked potato to pot
• if potato is cold, you will need to warm it up here.
• add liquid 1/4 cup at a time stirring continuously.
• once all liquid is added, blend with a blender or use a hand blender in the pot.

METRIC JESTER'S BEEF, BARLEY AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Brown beef and onions together in dutch oven until onions are soft, season as desired (I like montreal steak spice)
• Stir in barley, onion soup mix and boiling water.
• bring to boil, then reduce and simmer for 30 minutes.

METRIC JESTER'S QUICK CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Chop carrot, celery, mushrooms and onion and stir fry in dutch oven.
• Wash and chop potatoes into bite size pieces.
• Bone and skin chicken, placing bones and skin in large saucepan on high with 4 cups water, tumeric and salt (makes a quick yellow broth).
• Chop chicken in large bite-sized pieces and add to frying veggies.
• When chicken is half cooked, add potatoes and continue to stir fry.
• When chicken is fully cooked, broth should be ready, strain broth into dutch oven retaining one cup to mix with flour.
• Add extra cup of broth mixed with flour to thicken.
• Bring to boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender and broth is thick.

METRIC JESTER'S BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• toss beef cubes and muschroom slices with montreal steak spice, then coat with oil.
• Sear beef and mushrooms in dutch oven.
• add onions and stir fry until onions are just starting to get soft.
• add celery, carrots, and potatoes stir and wait 3-5 minutes for food to warm up.
• add beef stock (water) all at once if hot, or slowly if cold.
• add barley and spices and then stir until combined.
• simmer for up to 4 hours, but it's cooked after 1.
• If using a slow cooker: start with the barley and liquid, and then using the same pan, sear beef and add, brown mushrooms and add, fry onions, celery and carrots then add, de-glaze pan and top off with spices. cook for 6 to 8 hours.