most useful Thanksgiving leftovers the winner is...
[drumroll]
Smoked turkey stock!
[bada bing!]
Congratulations, stock! The competition was tough this year, but you
came out on top!
We all know you were essential to making masa for the post turkey-day
tamales, but you were also instumental in numerous sauces in the weeks
since that momentous day! Why, just last night, you were the base of
a chipotle/yougurt/ lemon sauce for roast chicken (nevermind that D
said it was too sour; she was dead wrong, and we know it, don't we?)--
AND you provided the moisture for the spinach with caramelized onions
and tasso -- AND you got a serious reduction so you could glaze the
diced zucchini with preserved lemons! All in ONE MEAL!
Well beyond any mere triple threat, Smoked turkey stock, you're a
fabulous addition to any meal. Any meal at all!
And you never complain when we freeze you! Whadda champ of a leftover
you are, Smoked turkey stock! A champ for the ages, indeed!
But if you start talking -- customary acceptance speeches not
withstanding -- I'm gonna throw you out. Ain't got no room for
talking stock in my kitchen.
modom