Cornbread Andouille Stuffing Recipes

ANDOUILLE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausage and sauté until browned, about 6 minutes. Add 6 cups onions, 4 cups celery, and 2 cups bell peppers; sauté until vegetables are brown, about 20 minutes. Add remaining onions, celery, and bell peppers, then thyme and cayenne; sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk eggs and 1/2 cup broth in medium bowl. Crumble cornbread into very large bowl. Add vegetable and egg-broth mixtures; toss. Mix in more broth by 1/4 cupfuls if dressing is dry. Transfer dressing to prepared dish. Drizzle with butter.
• Bake dressing uncovered until golden brown and slightly crisp on top, about 45 minutes.

ANDOUILLE CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet heat oil over high heat. Add the onion and Andouille, and saute for 1 minute. Add the green onions, celery, chopped bell pepper, and garlic, cook 1 minute. Then stir in the cornbread and stock, season with creole spice, salt and pepper, and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Fill the cavity of the whole peppers and place in a baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.

SHRIMP, CORNBREAD, AND ANDOUILLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Crumble the cornbread into a large bowl; set aside to dry.
• Cook the andouille in a big skillet over medium heat, just until the fat is rendered; use a slotted spoon to transfer it to the cornbread bowl.
• Melt the butter in the same skillet and add in onions, celery, peppers, and half the scallions.
• Cook until the vegetables are wilted, then add in the shrimp, garlic, and herbs; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, then add to the cornbread.
• In a separate pan, bring the stock to a boil, then pour half of it over the cornbread mixture; stir thoroughly with a rubber spatula and check the consistency.
• Add more stock, as needed, to moisten the mixture (though it should not be soggy.
• Season to taste with salt, pepper, and hot sauce, then stir in the remaining scallions and parsley.
• Transfer mixture to a large baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes, until the stuffing is heated through and the top is crusty and golden brown.

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND CORN BREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add all sausages and cook until brown and cooked through, breaking up bulk sausage with back of fork, about 5 minutes. Add onions, celery and red bell peppers. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Stir in green onions, thyme, hot pepper sauce and sage. Transfer sausage mixture to large bowl. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Stir stuffing mix into sausage mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
• To bake stuffing in turkey:
• 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.
• To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 15x10x2-inch, 13x9x2-inch or 8-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish, using size called for in recipe. 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.
• *Smoked pork-and-beef sausages that are sold at specialty foods stores. Smoked bratwurst, kielbasa or smoked Hungarian sausages can be substituted.

CORNBREAD STUFFING W/SHRIMP & ANDOUILLE (CAJUN/CREOLE ZWT-9)

Steps:

• Prepare cornbread per pkg instructions & cut into pieces as directed.
• Preheat oven to 350°F --- Generously butter a 10x15-in glass or ceramic baking dish. Put the cornbread pieces into a lrg bowl.
• In a lrg, deep skillet, cook the andouille over mod heat until lightly browned & the fat rendered (about 10 min). Add to the cornbread.
• Melt the butter in the skillet. Stir in the onions, celery & half of the scallions. Cook over low heat until soft (about 10 min). Add the shrimp, garlic, sage & thyme. Cook (while stirring) until the shrimp are just cooked through (about 3 min). Add the shrimp to the cornbread.
• In the same skillet, bring the stock to a boil. Pour the stock over the cornbread & stir well. Add the parsley & remaining scallions. Season the stuffing w/salt, pepper & Tabasco to taste preferences.
• Spread the stuffing in the prepared baking dish & bake for 1 hr (or until crisp & browned on top).