What can I do with leftover turkey skin?

Table of Contents:

1. What can I do with leftover turkey skin?
2. How do you get turkey skin crispy?
3. Can you're crisp turkey skin?
4. Can you eat turkey skin?

What can I do with leftover turkey skin?

Yeah, I know, the skin is heavenly when freshly cooked, but icky and leathery the next day as leftovers. Just take the skin, put 'em into a medium oven for 10-15 minutes until they are nice and crispy crunchy again. Use these to top those leftover sandwiches along with the swiss cheese.

How do you get turkey skin crispy?

Pat turkey dry inside and out with paper towels. Starting at the opening of the turkey cavity, gently ease your fingers beneath the skin to create air space over the breast and legs. Place turkey on a rack set in a roasting pan. Refrigerate, uncovered, overnight or up to two days to allow the skin to dry slightly.

Can you're crisp turkey skin?

Leftover turkey is unavoidable after Thanksgiving, but dry, stringy meat and leathery or flabby skin after you reheat it isn't. ... To crisp up skin, place the reheated meat skin-side down in a lightly oiled skillet over medium-high heat and cook it until the skin re-crisps.

Can you eat turkey skin?

Crispy, skin-on turkey is delicious. It also contains nearly twice as much fat as skinless turkey. (It doesn't matter if you choose white or dark meat, either.) However, it's important to note that the vast majority of the fat in turkey skin is unsaturated fat.