Italian Sausage And Bread Stuffing

Serves: 2

Kendrick Gleason

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

56

Spice

47

Sweetness

42

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 medium

Onion (chopped)

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle

2

Generously butter baking dish

3

Put bread in 2 shallow baking pans and bake, switching position of pans halfway through baking, until just dried out, about 10 minutes

4

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook half of sausage, stirring and breaking it into small pieces, until golden brown, about 6 minutes

5

Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl

6

Brown remaining sausage in remaining tablespoon oil, transferring to bowl

7

Pour off fat from skillet and wipe clean

8

Heat butter over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, celery, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes

9

Add vegetables and bread to sausage

10

Whisk together eggs, 1/2 cup cream, turkey stock, cheese, and parsley, then stir into stuffing and cool completely, about 30 minutes

11

Reserve 5 cups stuffing to stuff turkey and spoon remainder into baking dish, then drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup cream

12

Cover stuffing and chill

13

About 1 hour before stuffed turkey is finished roasting, bring dish of stuffing to room temperature

14

When turkey is done, increase oven temperature to 425°F and bake stuffing, covered tightly with foil, until hot throughout, about 20 minutes

15

Remove foil and bake until top is golden and crisp, about 15 minutes more

16

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle

17

Generously butter baking dish

18

Put bread in 2 shallow baking pans and bake, switching position of pans halfway through baking, until just dried out, about 10 minutes

19

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then cook half of sausage, stirring and breaking it into small pieces, until golden brown, about 6 minutes

20

Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl

21

Brown remaining sausage in remaining tablespoon oil, transferring to bowl

22

Pour off fat from skillet and wipe clean

23

Heat butter over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, celery, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes

24

Add vegetables and bread to sausage

25

Whisk together eggs, 1/2 cup cream, turkey stock, cheese, and parsley, then stir into stuffing and cool completely, about 30 minutes

26

Reserve 5 cups stuffing to stuff turkey and spoon remainder into baking dish, then drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup cream

27

Cover stuffing and chill

28

About 1 hour before stuffed turkey is finished roasting, bring dish of stuffing to room temperature

29

When turkey is done, increase oven temperature to 425°F and bake stuffing, covered tightly with foil, until hot throughout, about 20 minutes

30

Remove foil and bake until top is golden and crisp, about 15 minutes more