Imelda Sobiloffs Famous Stuffing Recipes

THE BEST STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon and breaking up any clumps, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer the sausage with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.
• Add the wine to the skillet and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated, scraping up any browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet, and then add the mushrooms. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms brown and have cooked down to about half their original volume, about 5 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms with a slotted spoon to the bowl with the sausage.
• Melt the remaining 7 tablespoons butter in the skillet. Then add the celery, onions, sage and thyme and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Beat the eggs and parsley in another large bowl. Add the bread cubes and toss. Add the reserved sausage and mushrooms and toss together. Pour in the vegetables and broth and toss again until evenly coated. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Then uncover and continue to bake until golden, about 30 minutes more. Garnish with celery leaves if using.

IMELDA SOBILOFF'S FAMOUS STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Coat a large frying pan with vegetable oil and preheat it over medium heat.
• Slice and chop the sausage into small pieces. Add to the pan and fry until cooked through and browned, continuing to make the sausage pieces smaller while frying. Remove the sausage from the pan and drain on paper towels.
• Fry the chopped onions and celery in the same pan and season with some salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning, to taste. When softened add the sausage back to the pan. Fry everything together to combine the flavors, about 5 minutes.
• Add the stuffing mix to a large bowl and fold in the pan ingredients. Add the chicken rice soup and mix. Add the applesauce and mix until everything is combined and moist. Taste and add more spices if you like.
• Butter a 9 by 13-inch baking pan or espresso cups and add the stuffing. Sprinkle with paprika, for color and bake for 45 minutes, uncovered. Halfway through the baking, drizzle turkey gravy over the top to add flavor and moisture. Stuffing should be crispy on top and moist underneath. Yum!

"SIMPLE IS BEST" DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F. Butter a 13x9x2" baking dish and set aside. Scatter bread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, until dried out, about 1 hour. Let cool; transfer to a very large bowl.
• Meanwhile, melt 3/4 cup butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onions and celery. Stir often until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add to bowl with bread; stir in herbs, salt, and pepper. Drizzle in 1 1/4 cups broth and toss gently. Let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk 1 1/4 cups broth and eggs in a small bowl. Add to bread mixture; fold gently until thoroughly combined. Transfer to prepared dish, cover with foil, and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of dressing registers 160°F, about 40 minutes. (Note: Dressing can be made one day ahead up to this point. Uncover the dressing, let cool, then cover again and chill. The next day, proceed with the final bake as described below.)
• Bake dressing, uncovered, until set and top is browned and crisp, 40-45 minutes longer (if chilled, add 10-15 minutes).