Margies Chicken And Sausage Recipes

MARGIE'S GERMAN MEAT DRESSING

Steps:

• This is a family recipe that my mother learned from her Swiss/German mother in Milwaukee. Everyone who eats it never wants that boring old bread stuffing again. It contains smoked oysters from those cute little flat tins, pork sausage, ground beef, mushrooms, celery, onion, apples, raisins, pecans and some seasoned breadcrumbs, garlic salt and pepper to taste. It's Sauteed together till cooked and mixed. Then you let it cool and stuff it into the bird so it absorbs all the wonderful turkey juice. It comes out very moist and delicious.
• In a little saute pan you take a few (4-5) smoked oysters and brown in butter, then mash up really well with a fork.
• In a large dutch oven, brown 1/3 sausage to 2/3 parts ground beef (probably 2 1/2-3lb burger and a roll of sausage).
• Add 2 cups each onion, celery, mushrooms and stir well.
• Season meat with garlic salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss in the mashed oysters, 1 or 2 large apples, cored and diced (you can leave on the peel), and a healthy handful of raisins and a cup of chopped pecans.
• When this is all thoroughly cooked and well mixed, put in about 1 cup of seasoned bread crumbs and stir well. The crumbs should absorb most of the juice. If not, you can add a bit more until it all sticks together nicely.
• Nibble a spoonful or two to judge taste and season if needed. (We always knew it was perfect when my father wouldn't put his spoon down after sampling, until mother took it away from him and chased him outta the kitchen.)
• Set aside to cool. (Outside is great if it's cold enough, with a lid on to keep out varmits lurking on the back porch.) After it has cooled enough to handle, stuff into both cavities of the bird, the inside front first. Really pack it in. I use my hands for this. Put the balance into the neck cavity, pulling the skin to cover and fasten the skin securely.
• If you can't get it all in the bird, put in a little pie pan, cover with foil and let cook in the oven. Add to what comes out of the bird after cooking. Butter the bird and season with salt and pepper. We cook ours in a cooking bag so we don't loose any juice (follow the directions for cooking bag). After the bird is cooked and browned, let it rest appropriate amount of time. Spoon out dressing into serving dish. Garnish with a bit or two of fresh parsley. Wonderful with gravy over the top. Makes excellent leftovers if it isn't all eaten up at dinner. It's also great cold when raiding the fridge in middle of night.

BRAISED CHICKEN SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a large high sided saute pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-high and cook until stock has evaporated and a glaze has formed over all. With tongs toss sausages with onions and serve.

ONE-POT CHICKEN WITH SAUSAGE AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until brown all over, about 4 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a dish. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and add to pan, meaty side down. Cook until golden brown on both sides, 10 minutes, flipping once. Transfer chicken to dish with sausage.
• Add onion, potatoes, and celery to pot and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Return sausage and chicken, meaty side up, to pot and add 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until potatoes are tender and chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Remove lid and increase heat to high; boil until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup, 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a platter. Add vinegar and oregano to vegetables and sausage and stir to combine. With slotted spoon, transfer vegetables and sausage to platter with chicken and top with celery leaves. Transfer sauce to a gravy boat and serve alongside chicken.

MARGIE'S PARMESAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon oregano, basil, salt and pepper. In a bowl, combine the egg and water. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then coat with crumb mixture. In a skillet, cook chicken in butter on both sides until juices run clear. Meanwhile, combine the spaghetti sauce, garlic salt and remaining oregano in a saucepan heat through. Spoon over chicken sprinkle with mozzarella and remaining Parmesan. Serve with pasta.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

HEARTY ROASTED CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place the chicken into a roasting pan. Add the onions, peppers, potatoes and sausage. Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning. Pour the broth over all.
• Roast at 375 degrees F for 1 hour or until the chicken and sausage are cooked through, turning the chicken over once halfway through the roasting time and basting occasionally with the pan juices.

MARDI GRAS CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Place whole chicken in a large stockpot.
• Fill with 8 cups of water, or enough to cover the chicken.
• Place butter and chicken bouillon in the stockpot.
• Peel one onion and chop in large chunks; place in stockpot.
• Place pot on stove and simmer over medium heat for about 1-2 hours or until chicken is done.
• Remove pot from stove.
• Reserving stock, remove the chicken from the pot and place it on a cutting board to cool.
• Once chicken has cooled, debone and discard bones.
• Chop finely remaining onion, bell pepper and celery and set aside.
• In a large stockpot, heat canola oil.
• Slowly add flour, a tablespoon at a time, stirring slowly and constantly with a whisk for about 20 minutes.
• This is your roux and it should cook until it becomes chocolate brown in color.
• Be sure not to let the roux burn. If you see black specks in your roux you should throw it out and start over.
• Add onion, bell pepper and celery to the roux; stirring for about 3-4 minutes until they become soft.
• Stir in 6 cups of chicken stock (which you reserved from cooking the chicken).
• Slice the smoked sausage and add it to the stockpot.
• Season the gumbo with the Tabasco, cayenne, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and parsley.
• Cover, and reduce heat to low and allow to cook for about 15 minutes.
• Add the chicken meat and cook for another 5-10 minutes or until chicken is heated through.
• Serve in bowls and top each bowl with white rice.
• Additional dried parsley can be sprinkled on top for garnish.