Newfoundland Dressing Recipes

TRADITIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND SAVOURY DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a skillet, saute the onions with the olive oil until lightly browned. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Melt butter and set aside to cool.
• Add two or three slices of bread to a food processor and pulse until bread is broken down into crumbs (about the size of rice).
• Place all of the grated bread into a large bowl. Add the sugar, savoury, salt, and ground black pepper. Toss well to combine.
• Add in the onions and pour in the melted butter. Use a spatula to toss until the butter and onions have been well incorporated into the bread mixture.

NEWFOUNDLAND DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small skillet, slowly sauté the chopped onion (and garlic if desired) in the butter over low heat until the onions are soft. Meanwhile combine the bread crumbs, savoury, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the cooked onions and chicken stock and toss well to combine all the ingredients.
• Use as a stuffing for any poultry including game birds.
• To cook in the oven just place in a small covered casserole dish and bake in a low oven 250-300 degrees F for about ½ hour. You may want to add a little more stock when using this method.
• The photo shows the dressing used to stuff chicken breasts but you will notice that I have added a little finely grated carrot to the mix...one of my Mom's ideas.

NEWFOUNDLAND DRESSING FOR TURKEY

Steps:

• Tear bread slices up and place them in a food processor. Pulse until crumbs, not chunks. Remove crumbs and place in medium bowl.
• Add onion, celery, apple, savoury and ginger, and mix well.
• Add melted butter and mix again. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• NOTE: This can also be placed in foil and heated through for 10 minutes, if not stuffing turkey or if there is extra dressing.
• NOTE: A popular Newfie post-turkey meal is "Chips, dressing, and gravy" in which the leftover dressing is placed on top of french fries and then covered in gravy. A sort of Newfie poutine.