Ingredients: |
Ingredients:
2 cups chestnuts (12 ounces in the shells, 8 ounces shelled)
1 loaf rustic Italian or French bread (about 1 pound)
2 cups prunes, coarsely chopped (12 ounces)
1 cup apple cider
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for baking dish
1 large red onion, finely chopped
2 celery stalks, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 green apples, cored, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons freshly chopped sage
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
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Directions: |
Directions:To save time on Thanksgiving Day, you can complete the first three steps and chop onion and celery the day
before. If you use shelled chestnuts, chop, then proceed with step 2.
1. Preheat oven to 350º. Using a chestnut knife or a small paring knife, make an incision about 1/8 inch deep
through the shell and into the flesh of the chestnut almost all the way around the circumference of the nut.
Transfer to a chestnut pan or rimmed baking pan. Roast in the oven until the chestnuts are tender, about 35
minutes. Turn the oven off. Leaving the pan with the chestnuts in the oven, remove several at a time. Working
quickly, place 1 chestnut in a towel, and, holding both, peel the chestnut while still hot. Remove and discard the
shells and inner skin; coarsely chop, and set aside.
2. Remove crusts from bread, and set aside. Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. Place in a single layer on two baking
sheets, and toast in the oven until dry, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside to cool. Place reserved crusts in the bowl of
a food processor, and pulse until coarse crumbs are formed.
3. Place prunes and apple cider in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a
simmer, and cook until all liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
4. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and add chestnuts, onion, half the celery, and half the apples.
Cook until onion is translucent, about 7 minutes. Set aside to cool.
5. In a large bowl, combine bread cubes and crumbs, prune mixture, chestnut mixture, remaining celery,
remaining apples, eggs, heavy cream, and sage. Stir to combine. The juices from the brine will season the
stuffing; stir before serving.
6. Stuffing can be baked in turkey until its temperature reaches 165º. Excess stuffing can be seasoned with salt
and pepper and baked in a buttered baking dish, covered, at 350º for 30 minutes and then uncovered for an additional 10 minutes.
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