Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
New ways to remake Thanksgiving leftovers
New ways to remake Thanksgiving leftovers
Too much turkey? Mountains of mashed potatoes? Copious cranberry sauce? Area chefs share their favorite recipes for enjoying the best of what’s left.
“If you just heat up turkey, that’s a leftover. If you make something out of a leftover, it’s not a leftover anymore. It’s a new dish,” explained executive chef Fred Duerr of Rising Sun Inn in Telford.
Try his turkey pot pie, which he bakes “the next day at work for a staff meal.”
Duerr also blends cranberry relish with whipped cream for an old-fashioned cranberry fool.
“It’s easy. Any fool can make it,” he joked.
“We’ll take the leftover cranberry sauce and mix it with mayonnaise and make a spread for a cold turkey sandwich,” suggested John Serock of John Serock Catering in West Chester, who’s “notorious
for making a 30-pound bird for eight people.”
As an encore, he serves turkey tetrazzini.
“Another thing I like to do is make like a potato pancake with the leftover stuffing and mashed potatoes,” Serock said. “I sauté them in a pan and then I’ll top them with warm turkey meat and gravy.”
Or warm up with a bowl of pumpkin turkey chili.
“I love that it packs in more nutrition to a hearty dish like chili, plus the pumpkin gives it a nice smooth texture,” described Rachel VanDuzer of VanDuzer Design & Marketing. “The added fall spices make it a welcome fall ‘comfort’ food.”
She represents farms and markets like Wolff’s Apple House in Media, where she posted the dish.
“The fact that it uses turkey is so nice to keep it even leaner,” VanDuzer added. “It pairs amazingly well with a slice of cornbread and a glass of apple cider!”
Cranberry Relish INGREDIENTS
2 (12-ounce) bags fresh cranberries 2 oranges 1 cup granulated sugar 1 ounce or more orange liqueur
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut rind off orange. Reserve half of an orange rind. In food processor, combine all ingredients, including the reserved half orange rind. Puree or pulse to a fine consistency. For sweeter taste - add more sugar. RECIPE COURTESY OF RISING SUN INN
Cranberry Fool INGREDIENTS
1 pint and 4 ounces heavy cream 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla 8 ounces cranberry relish 4 ounces cranberry relish for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
Whip cream until soft peaks form.
Add sugar and vanilla. Fold in 8 ounces of cranberry relish. Chill 15 minutes and serve in wine glass. Top with remaining relish. RECIPE COURTESY OF RISING SUN INN
“Leftover” Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie INGREDIENTS
2 cups diced turkey 2 cup diced stuffing ½ cup corn ½ cup celery ½ cup onion ½ cup green beans or any vegetable 2 cups turkey gravy 1 (9-inch) pie shell 6 ounces pie dough for top 1 egg
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine all ingredients except egg. (Reserve egg for egg wash.) Pour in shell and cover top with pie dough. Coat crust with egg wash.
Bake 45 to 60 minutes at 325 degrees. RECIPE COURTESY OF RISING SUN INN
Pumpkin Turkey Chili
Servings: 8 to 10
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds ground turkey (or LEFTOVERS » PAGE 4