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Thanksgiving Chestnut Sausage Stuffing Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 (1 1/4-lb) loaf country-style bread, crust discarded and bread cut into 3/4-inch cubes (16 cups)
1 lb sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
6 medium onions, coarsely chopped
6 celery ribs, coarsely chopped
2 lb bulk pork sausage
2 turkey liver (optional), coarsely chopped
1/2 cup Cognac or other brandy
3 cups half-and-half
2 cups turkey stock or low-sodium chicken broth
4 large eggs
2 (14- to 15-oz) jar peeled cooked whole chestnuts, coarsely crumbled (3 cups)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
3 teaspoons dried sage, crumbled
2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:
Directions:
Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 2 1/2- to 3-quart shallow baking dish.
Spread bread cubes in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) and bake in lower third of oven until completely dry, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes. (Leave oven on.)
While bread bakes, cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring, until crisp, about 10 minutes, then transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.
Pour off and discard all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat from skillet, then sauté onions in fat over moderately high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add celery and sauté, stirring, 3 minutes, then transfer vegetables to bowl with bacon.
Cook sausage and liver (if using) in skillet, stirring and breaking up sausage with a fork, until meat is no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes, then transfer with slotted spoon to onion mixture.
Pour off any remaining fat from skillet. Add Cognac (off heat), then deglaze skillet by simmering over moderate heat, stirring and scraping up any brown bits, 1 minute, and add to sausage mixture.
Increase oven temperature to 375°F.
Soak bread cubes in half-and-half in a bowl, tossing frequently, until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Gently squeeze excess liquid from bread, then stir bread into sausage mixture, discarding remaining half-and-half. Stir together stock and eggs and add to stuffing, then stir in chestnuts, herbs, salt, and pepper until combined well.
Transfer stuffing to baking dish and cover with foil, then bake in upper third of oven 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake until top is crisp, about 20 minutes more.
Cooks' notes:
• Bread can be dried 1 week ahead and kept in a sealed plastic bag at room temperature.
• Stuffing can be assembled (but not baked) 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before baking.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
30
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I use sage flavored dried bread/stuffing cubes from Williams Sonoma or Whole Foods. I don't dry my own bread. This stuffing is like a meal.

 

 

 

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