Kathy's Perfect Turkey Bisque

Serves: 4

Magnus Pfeffer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

44

Sweetness

51

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Vegetable Oil

1 cup

Merlot Wine

2 cups

Water

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat

2

Cook the turkey thigh until both sides are brown, about 8 minutes per side

3

Remove and discard skin, return the thigh to the skillet, and cook until the skinless side is golden brown, about 8 minutes more

4

Remove the turkey thigh, and pour the Merlot wine into the skillet

5

Scrape and dissolve the browned flavor bits and drippings from the bottom of the skillet into the wine, bring to a boil, then reduce the wine to about 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes

6

Place the turkey thigh into a slow cooker, and pour in the reduced wine, water, thyme, rosemary, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper

7

Cover the cooker, set to Low, and cook for 4 hours

8

Stir in the tomato sauce, and cook an additional 4 hours; then remove the turkey thigh, and separate the meat from the bone

9

Return the meat to the slow cooker

10

Bring back to a simmer, pour in the half-and-half

11

Stir the cream sherry into the soup to serve