CaseT
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For Thanksgiving we did the typical spread. We’ve been doing turkey breasts instead of whole turkeys the last several years. I still spatch the breast. Cooked it on the 14”WSM. I used the carcass and back bone to make a stock. I decided that with the stock I’d make Albondigas. Instead of beef for the meat balls I used a pound of ground Turkey. I added diced hot hatch Chiles, garlic and onion powder, white pepper, salt, ground black pepper and paprika to season the meat. One egg and about a cup and half of panko as a binder. Let that chill. For the soup base I used 8 cups of stock I made. 1 14oz can odf diced tomatoes. Added some of the celery and carrots from the stock. Had a small butternut squash I chopped up (typically zucchini is used). Three diced Yukon gold potatoes. 1 heaping tablespoon cumin and 2 tablespoons oregano. Bring to a simmer and drop in the non-cooked meatballs. Simmer until the meatballs are cooked through. This was really good and we’ll make it again.
Some of the spread.
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Stuffin Muffins
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Mini pumpkin pies
![IMG_3754.jpeg IMG_3754.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82691-9cd6524d63789238984109031011d248.jpg?hash=nNZSTWN4kj)
Left overs! The bread is rosemary sourdough. Super tasty for a turkey sandwich.
![IMG_3796.jpeg IMG_3796.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82692-be476faf9bdcc5bcddd7bfc0f4417098.jpg?hash=vkdvr5vcxb)
Simmering stock from the turkey remains and veggies. I’ll toss the carcass, onions and most of the carrots and celery. Strain the broth.
![IMG_3799.jpeg IMG_3799.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82693-a917e6d62275c87949c494fbbb727c5f.jpg?hash=qRfm1iJ1yH)
Veggies for the Albondigas
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Ground Turkey meatballs
![IMG_3802.jpeg IMG_3802.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82695-0e19ba7dbb9dd66c175161e2c8aab5d9.jpg?hash=Dhm6fbud1m)
Hugo was pretty sure I was making soup for him.
![IMG_3807.jpeg IMG_3807.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82696-a6dda9a016ac3ef29a9d726dfbfe44b8.jpg?hash=pt2poBasPv)
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Final product Albondigas! Slice of the Rosemary sourdough went well with the soup too!
Some of the spread.
![IMG_3743.jpeg IMG_3743.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82689-b29dc1a569b0fee51754f78c14cd13d8.jpg?hash=sp3BpWmw_u)
Stuffin Muffins
![IMG_3742.jpeg IMG_3742.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82690-cc49f57feae2f606e5e8fac0feefc233.jpg?hash=zEn1f-ri9g)
Mini pumpkin pies
![IMG_3754.jpeg IMG_3754.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82691-9cd6524d63789238984109031011d248.jpg?hash=nNZSTWN4kj)
Left overs! The bread is rosemary sourdough. Super tasty for a turkey sandwich.
![IMG_3796.jpeg IMG_3796.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82692-be476faf9bdcc5bcddd7bfc0f4417098.jpg?hash=vkdvr5vcxb)
Simmering stock from the turkey remains and veggies. I’ll toss the carcass, onions and most of the carrots and celery. Strain the broth.
![IMG_3799.jpeg IMG_3799.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82693-a917e6d62275c87949c494fbbb727c5f.jpg?hash=qRfm1iJ1yH)
Veggies for the Albondigas
![IMG_3805.jpeg IMG_3805.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82694-788d121571560a398096e72c730517c5.jpg?hash=eI0SFXFWCj)
Ground Turkey meatballs
![IMG_3802.jpeg IMG_3802.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82695-0e19ba7dbb9dd66c175161e2c8aab5d9.jpg?hash=Dhm6fbud1m)
Hugo was pretty sure I was making soup for him.
![IMG_3807.jpeg IMG_3807.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82696-a6dda9a016ac3ef29a9d726dfbfe44b8.jpg?hash=pt2poBasPv)
![IMG_3810.jpeg IMG_3810.jpeg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/82/82697-30e9ca51fc57a6a3708beaec72c9cd74.jpg?hash=MOnKUfxXpq)
Final product Albondigas! Slice of the Rosemary sourdough went well with the soup too!