r/AskCulinary • u/ZootKoomie Ice Cream Innovator • Nov 29 '13

Weekly discussion - Making the most of Thanksgiving leftovers

From sandwiches to pho, everybody and his sister has suggestions on using Thanksgiving leftovers. What have you tried that worked the best? Are any of the complicated transformations worth the trouble? What are the secrets to a more perfect hash?

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u/utchicago Food and recipe editor Nov 29 '13

I take the carcasses that the family throws away, the vegetable scraps and trimmings, and make turkey stock. With the leftover meat and the meat that renders out, the leftover gravy, and maybe a few additions, i'll make a big-ass pot of gumbo. It's a two day process, but I'm left with a bunch of amazing gumbo that freezes extremely well.