Corn Bread Wild Mushroom And Pecan Stuffing Recipes

TOASTED CORNBREAD, WILD MUSHROOM, AND PECAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet. Place cornbread on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Toast in oven until golden brown, 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
• Heat remaining 1/4 cup butter in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, herbs, salt, and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in wine; cook until it has been absorbed, about 1 minute. Stir in cream. Cook 30 seconds; remove from heat.
• Crumble cornbread into a large bowl. Add the mushroom mixture, pecans, and stock; toss. To cook stuffing in turkey: Stuff as in our Roast Turkey with Quince Glaze recipe. To bake all of the stuffing in the oven: Spoon it into a buttered 13-by-9-inch baking dish; bake at 425 degrees until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

CORN BREAD, WILD MUSHROOM AND PECAN STUFFING

Steps:

• In large, deep skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add chopped onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Saute, stirring, for 5 to 7 minutes, until tender. Add portobello, shiitake and oyster mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for another 5 minutes, or until mushrooms have cooked. Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature. (If cooking in advance, cover and refrigerate overnight.)
• When ready to cook, preheat oven to 400 degrees. In large bowl, combine mushroom mix, corn bread, pecans, marjoram, thyme, sage and parsley. Season to taste with salt and a teaspoon of pepper. Add milk, mixing well. Add optional turkey drippings to taste.
• Transfer to 9-by-12-inch greased, shallow casserole, and cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes, uncover, and bake until top is lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

CORNBREAD, WILD MUSHROOM, AND PECAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Spread pecans on a baking sheet. Place in oven to toast until fragrant, about 6 minutes. Set aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small skillet. Cut cornbread into 2-inch-thick slices. Place, cut side down, on a 17-by-12-inch baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter. Toast cornbread until golden brown, 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Heat remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet on medium high. Add shallots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper; cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add white wine; continue cooking until absorbed, about 1 minute. Add cream. Cook 30 seconds; remove pan from heat.
• Crumble cornbread into a large bowl. Add mushroom mixture and toasted pecans; toss.

CORN BREAD AND SPICED-PECAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange crumbled corn bread on rimmed baking sheet. Bake corn bread until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Transfer to large bowl.
• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add butter to drippings in skillet and melt over medium heat. Add onion, celery, bell pepper and sage. Sauté until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly. (Bread, bacon and vegetable mixture can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately. Store bread at room temperature; refrigerate bacon and vegetables.)
• Add bacon, vegetable mixture and Spiced Pecans to corn bread. Season with salt and pepper. Mix eggs into stuffing.
• Loosely fill main turkey cavity with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten lightly (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter glass or ceramic baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover stuffing. Bake until top is just crisp and golden, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish. Add enough broth to stuffing to moisten (about 3/4 cup to 1 1/2 cups.) Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down; bake until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is crisp and golden, about 20 minutes longer.

CORN AND PORCINI MUSHROOM CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Place mushrooms in a small bowl, cover with hot water, and allow to soak until mushrooms have softened, about 30 minutes. Remove mushrooms from the bowl, squeeze to drain, and chop finely.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, baking soda, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped mushrooms and stir until lightly cooked and softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Stir eggs, buttermilk, and milk into flour mixture. Add mushroom mixture and corn; stir until well mixed. Fold in green onions. Transfer batter to the prepared baking dish and tap on a flat work surface 2 to 3 times to remove any air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden on top, 30 to 35 minutes. A paring knife inserted into the center should come out clean.

CORNBREAD, WILD MUSHROOM, AND RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°. Spread pecans on a baking sheet. Place in oven to toast until fragrant, about 6 minutes. Set aside.
• Melt 2 T butter in a small skillet. Cut cornbread into 2"-thick slices. Place, cut side down, on a 17x12" baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter. Toast cornbread until golden brown, 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Heat remaining 4 T butter in a medium skillet on med-high. Add shallots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minute
• Add mushrooms, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper; cook until slightly softened, about 3 minute
• Add white wine; continue cooking until absorbed, about 1 minute. Add cream. Cook 30 seconds; remove pan from heat.
• Crumble cornbread into a large bowl. Add mushroom mixture and toasted pecans; toss.