Smoked Turkey Chowder

Name: Smoked Turkey Chowder
Ingredients: 2 ounces diced slab bacon; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 2 1/2 cups diced, peeled boiling potatoes; 1 bay leaf; 3 cups chicken stock; 3 cups milk; 1 pound skinless smoked turkey or chicken; finely diced Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 cup heavy cream

10 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 ounces diced slab bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 1/2 cups diced, peeled boiling potatoes
1 bay leaf
3 cups chicken stock
3 cups milk
1 pound skinless smoked turkey or chicken
finely diced Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions

1

Heat a heavy saucepan and add the bacon.
2

Saute until the bacon is golden, then drain it well and remove it, leaving as much fat as possible in the pan.
3

Add the onion and celery to the pan and saute until tender.
4

Add the potatoes, bay leaf and stock and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
5

Roughly mash the potatoes in the saucepan with a fork, leaving some pieces.
6

Stir in the milk and add the turkey or chicken.
7

Simmer the mixture for 15 minutes.
8

Remove the bay leaf.
9

Season to taste with salt and pepper and add the cream.
10

Simmer five minutes.
11

Serve the turkey chowder with a sprinkling of the reserved diced bacon on top.