Turkey Neck bone Stew

Turkey neck bone soup that hits all the right notes, It's made with slow-cooked neck bones and tender vegetables, a perfect comfort food in cold weather.

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: neck bone soup

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 1 30

Total Time: 1 40

Servings:

Calories: 326kcal

Ingredients

1 pound Turkey neck bones
2 Large potatoes
3 Medium tomatoes
2 Medium carrots
1 Onion
2 tbsp Olive oil
Seasoning of your choice ( I used teaspoon of garlic powder, oregano, paprika, dried Italian herbs, and a pinch of salt and pepper to taste)

Optional

3 cups Bone broth

Instructions

Rinse the neck bones, finely chop the onion.
In a deep pot, sauté onions with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil until they are soft
Add the neck bones and allow them to brown a little bit. (see tips for this step below)
Grate your tomatoes then add them to the neck bones, and stir a bit so that the bones are nicely coated with the gravy. You can now add 3 cups of water or chicken broth. If you are using beef neck bones or pork neck bones then you may want to use beef broth. Allow this to simmer on medium heat for a good one hour.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and carrots and chop them into 1-2 inch chunks.
Add the vegetables into the pot after an hour, and season with your favorite seasoning. Whenever I don't use broth in my soup I kind of go big with seasoning to maximize flavor, in this neck bone stew I used a teaspoon of garlic powder, oregano, paprika, dried Italian herbs, and a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Allow everything to cook for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are fork-tender.
Serve and enjoy

Notes

If you are not sure that you can pull the browning of the neck bones please skip that step and just add the grated tomatoes before the neck bones.

Whenever you use store-bought broth and stock, do a taste test before you add any salt. They have high sodium content unless you use a low-sodium broth or a homemade broth where you have control of the salt.

You are welcome to add more vegetables if you want such as celery, green beans, sweet corn, etc.

When cleaning your neck bones there are different methods, some people soak them overnight in salt water and others don't. I just rinse them with cold water and even go to the extent of rinsing and removing veins. Please do what is suitable for you.

If you are not pressed with time you can boil the neck bones on low heat for up to 3 hours.

You can use canned tomatoes in your neck bone soup instead of fresh ones.

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