Nanas Celery Raisin Sausage Stuffing Recipes

NANA’S CELERY, RAISIN & SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Put stuffing mix in a large mixing bowl. Cook sausage (or bacon) in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Add butter and heat until melted, and then add celery, mushrooms and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 12 minutes. Stir in seasoning and pepper and cook 1 minute. Add sausage mixture along with raisins (or stewed prunes) to bowl containing bread stuffing. Whisk together chicken stock and eggs in a separate bowl, then stir into bread stuffing mixture until combined well. Transfer to baking dish (stuffing will mound above dish). Baking dish version: Bake, loosely covered with a buttered sheet of foil (buttered side down) 30 minutes, then remove foil and bake until top is browned, 10 to 15 minutes more. Inside the turkey: Or the stuffing can be place inside a 12 pound turkey. Any extra stuffing that does not fit in turkey can be cooked in a baking dish.

SAUSAGE RAISIN DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, celery, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , In a large bowl, combine the bread cubes, water chestnuts, raisins, salt and pepper. Add sausage mixture and toss to coat. Whisk eggs and broth; pour over bread mixture and toss to coat. , Transfer to a greased shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 165°.

CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD STUFFING WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a 3-quart baking dish.
• Arrange the bread cubes on a rimmed baking pan in a single layer. Bake until light golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up any clumps, until brown, about 6 minutes. Transfer the sausage to the bowl with the bread using a slotted spoon. Reduce the heat to medium, add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter with the celery, fennel, onion, 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 more minutes. Transfer to the bowl.
• Add the broth, sage and thyme to the bowl and toss to coat thoroughly. If the mixture is very hot, cool until it is just warm, then add the eggs and toss to coat.
• Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Transfer the stuffing to the prepared baking dish and bake, uncovered, until hot throughout and lightly browned on top, about 35 minutes.

NANA'S TURKEY STUFFING

Steps:

• The night before, lay out the bread slices to dry.
• Cut dried bread into cubes.
• In a large frying pan, brown loose sausage with onions and celery.
• Add apricots and seasonings.
• Pour sausage mixture into large bowl with bread and combine.
• Stuff turkey or place in casserole and moisten with chicken broth.
• If using casserole, place in oven with turkey for about the last hour.
• Moisten further with turkey drippings as necessary.

NANA'S THANKSGIVING DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook turkey giblets while preparing vegetables - Save broth - strip meat off turkey neck and save for dressing.
• In deep pan fry sausage and ground beef, use 12 cube butter with meat. Fry until no longer pink.
• Add a few of the diced vegetables, about a cup at a time. Stir and cook, add more butter and vegetables gradually. Also, add spices as you add vegetables. Don't use table salt as the pork has salt in it.
• As vegetables cook down (test carrots for doneness) pour broth and croutons alternately into mixture, keep stirring all the while. The croutons will make the mixture thick, be sure and don't get it soupy. (if you do, add more croutons) add meat from stripped turkey neck.
• May be served like this or put in baking dish and bake about 1 hour at 350*.

SAUSAGE STUFFING WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large skillet over medium heat and cook until browned, turning frequently, 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and transfer sausage to paper-towel-lined plate. Reserve fat in pan. Cool sausage, then chop. Return pan to stove. Add fennel, carrot, celery, leek, onion and garlic, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté over medium heat, stirring frequently, until vegetables are lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place fennel seeds in a small skillet and toast over medium heat, tossing frequently, until fragrant and lightly colored, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs and 2 cups chicken broth together. Add bread and stir until coated evenly. Add sausage, sautéed vegetables, raisins, thyme, sage and fennel seeds. If bread cubes seem dry, add additional chicken broth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Turn into a 3-quart gratin dish and cover with foil. Bake 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until stuffing is brown, about 10 minutes more.