Christmas Dinner Soup - Modified By Twissis - cooking recipe

Ingredients

400 g prepared stuffing
30 g dried cranberries
25 g butter
1 leek (finely sliced)
1 stalk celery (finely chopped)
1 small onion (finely chopped)
750 ml chicken stock
1 bay leaf
fresh thyme sprig
150 ml single cream
400 g cooked turkey (diced)
salt
fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 190\u00b0C.
Roll the stuffing into 24 balls & cook in the oven for approx 20 min, till golden brown. Remove & set aside.
While the stuffing balls are cooking, soak the dried cranberries in boiling water for 15 min, drain & set aside.
Melt the butter in a pan. Add the leek, celery & onion. Cook for 5 min or till softened.
Add the stock, bay leaf & thyme. Cover & simmer for 20 min till the veggies are tender. Remove the herbs & discard.
Use your stick blender or food processor to blend the stock mixture till smooth.
Return the blended mixture to the pan. Add the cream, turkey & cranberries & season w/salt & pepper to your taste preferences.
Reheat GENTLY for 10 min, stirring occ.
To Serve: Place 3-4 stuffing \"meatballs\" in ea of 6-8 soup bowls, ladle the soup over them & serve immediately.
NOTE: Try not to omit the dried cranberries as they really add such a flavor dimension to this soup. I actually added more than the recipe suggested & was glad I did.