Name: Cream of Turkey Soup with Fennel and Apple
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup shallots, chopped; ½ cup Vidalia onions, chopped, or other sweet onion; 1½ cups fennel, chopped (white bulb only and core removed) save fronds for garnish; 1 baking apple such as Honeycrisp, Jonathans, Granny Smith or Jonagolds, peeled, cored and diced; ½ cup celery, minced small; 2 tablespoons dry sherry; 5 cups prepared turkey stock (see recipe here); 1 ½ cups carrots, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces; 3 cups cooked turkey meat, cut into bite sized pieces; 2 teaspoons fennel seeds; 2 ½ tablespoons butter; 2 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon celery salt; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; ½ cup sour cream; ½ cup light cream or half-and-half

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Cream of Turkey Soup with Fennel and Apple

Cream of Turkey Soup with Fennel and Apple is not your average cream of turkey soup! Fennel and apples added to this creamy soup add great flavor.

Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Prep: 15 minsCook: 30 minsTotal: 45 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup shallots, chopped
1/2 cup Vidalia onions, chopped, or other sweet onion
1 1/2 cups fennel, chopped (white bulb only and core removed) save fronds for garnish
1 baking apple such as Honeycrisp, Jonathans, Granny Smith or Jonagolds, peeled, cored and diced
1/2 cup celery, minced small
2 tablespoons dry sherry
5 cups prepared turkey stock (see recipe here)
1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces
3 cups cooked turkey meat, cut into bite sized pieces
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon celery salt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup light cream or half-and-half

Instructions

In a large non-stick pot, heat oil over medium high heat and add shallots, onions, fennel, apple and celery. Cook for five minutes stirring occasionally.
Add sherry and cook to evaporate.
Add stock and bring to a boil. Cook for about 10-15 minutes until vegetables are completely tender.
Using an immersion blender, puree until smooth and return to a medium heat.
Add carrots and turkey and simmer until carrots are tender, about another ten minutes. Stir often so that the mixture does not stick.
Alternatively, if you do not have a non-stick pot, cook carrots in a separate pan with water, drain and add with turkey to pureed mixture.
While carrots are cooking, toast fennel seeds in a dry pan over medium heat until browned. Remove from heat and remove from the pan into a small bowl. Set aside.
In a small sauce pan, melt butter and add flour. Cook over medium heat for five minutes stirring often. Set aside.
Once carrots are tender, add lemon juice, toasted fennel seeds and the cooked butter and flour mixture.
Bring to hot and stir.
Remove from heat and add in the sour cream and half and half.
Stir, adjust seasoning and serve with fennel fronds on top of each bowl of soup.

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Cuisine: American Method: Stovetop

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