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Southern Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes Black Folks Soul Food Turkey Yock Recipe

Southern Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes | Soul Food Turkey Yock Recipe (Yock-A-Mein)

Turkey yock is a big bowl of comfort! Soul food and Chinese food combine for tender meat and noodles in a warm, flavorful broth. This dish is also known as Old Sober, yak, yok, yock-a-mein (yaka mein), or simply Chinese yock. It's one of my best Southern Thanksgiving leftover recipes.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Pressure Release Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Soul Food
Servings: 4
Calories: 378kcal
Author: Shaunda Necole • The Soul Food Pot®

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot electric pressure cooker

Ingredients

  • 2 cups turkey breast pre-cooked
  • 8 oz spaghetti noodles uncooked
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
  • 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
  • 1 cup onion diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs cut in half to garnish
  • ¼ cup green onions chopped to garnish
  • soy sauce hot sauce, or ketchup for serving condiments

Instructions

  • Open the Instant Pot lid and turn it on with the sauté setting for 5 minutes.
  • With the Instant Pot lid off, sauté the butter, onions, and garlic until the onions soften, and then cancel the sauté setting.
  • Pour the water and chicken broth into the stainless-steel inner pot with the sautéed onions and add the chicken bouillon.
  • Add the Creole seasoning, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and turkey to the broth and stir the mixture.
  • Then break the uncooked spaghetti noodles in half and submerge them in the broth.
  • Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up – in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 2 minutes.
  • When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for at least 5 minutes.
  • To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to ‘venting’ and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.
  • Serve this turkey yock soul food recipe hot with garnishments of halved hard-boiled egg and chopped green onion to garnish.
  • Black folks eat yock with either a squeeze of soy sauce, hot sauce, or ketchup on top. Enjoy!

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Southern Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes - Soul Food Yock

Nutrition

Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 1628mg | Potassium: 773mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 654IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 2mg

❤️ Why trust this recipe?

Created + tested by Shaunda Necole, creator of The Soul Food Pot® (real cook, real kitchen). Rooted in African American culinary traditions, with modern shortcuts that don’t sacrifice flavor or legacy. No AI-generated instructions — measurements, timing, and techniques are written, cooked, and verified by Shaunda. Make-it-your-way guidance included, so you can cook confidently with the tools you have.

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