Southern Cornbread Oyster Dressing Recipes

OYSTER AND CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare the corn bread according to package directions. Allow bread to cool, then crumble into a large bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• Over medium-low heat melt butter in a large saucepan. Mix in the onions and celery. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until onions are soft. Transfer to the bowl with bread crumbs.
• Chop the oysters. Mix oysters, eggs, pepper, poultry seasoning, sage, chicken broth and reserved oyster liquid into the corn bread mixture. Transfer to the baking dish.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 45 minutes.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD AND OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onions and celery in the butter until they are tender, but not browned.
• Combine the cornbread and bread crumbs in a large bowl. Mix in the sautéed onions, salt, pepper, and parsley.
• Add the beaten eggs and toss more. Moisten the mixture with the oyster liquid until it is moist but not soggy. Gently stir in the oysters.
• Pat the mixture into a large, shallow, lightly buttered rectangular baking pan . It should make a 1-inch layer in the pan.
• Dot the top with the remaining butter and bake about 45 minutes, until golden brown and set in the center.
• Serve hot and enjoy!

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING WITH OYSTERS AND SAUSAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and upper-middle positions. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Spread cornbread evenly over 2 rimmed baking sheets. Stagger sheets on oven racks and bake until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• In a large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat until foaming subsides, about 2 minutes, without allowing butter to brown. Add sausage and mash with stiff whisk or potato masher to break up into fine pieces (largest pieces should be no bigger than 1/4 inch). Cook, stirring frequently, until only a few bits of pink remain, about 8 minutes. Add onion, celery, fennel, garlic, and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add half of chicken stock.
• Transfer dressing to a buttered 9- by 13-inch rectangular baking dish or 10- by 14-inch oval dish. The dressing can be covered with aluminum foil and refrigerated for up to 2 days at this point (the flavor will improve as it sits). When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Uncover dressing and bake until an instant-read thermometer reads 150°F (66°C) when inserted into center of dish and dressing is crisped on top, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes, sprinkle with remaining parsley, and serve.

CORNBREAD OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat the cubed fat-back or oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. When the pan is hot add the diced onions and saute until they become translucent. To the onions add the sliced celery and continue to cook 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.
• In a bowl combine the eggs and milk. Add the crumbled cornbread, the oysters and their juices, the cooked onion and celery, sage, salt and pepper. Coat the sides of a baking dish with the butter. Pour the cornbread-oyster stuffing into the dish, and bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool several minutes before serving.

OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• The day before making the stuffing, bake the cornbread: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven. In a bowl, combine the cornmeal, salt, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk to combine well. In a large bowl, combine the buttermilk, eggs and creamed corn, whisking to combine thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients to the buttermilk mixture and stir to combine. If the batter will not pour, add more buttermilk.
• Swirl the vegetable oil in the hot cast-iron skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet and bake until the cornbread is golden brown and springs back upon the touch, about 20 minutes. Let cool in the skillet, then crumble 6 cups of the cornbread and spread out on a baking sheet. Let the cornbread dry out at room temperature, uncovered, about 24 hours.
• Make the stuffing: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the vegetable oil in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion and celery are semitranslucent, about 15 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat; add the crumbled cornbread, oyster crackers, thyme and sage and stir well. Next, add the oysters with their liquor and the eggs; stir until combined. Pat the mixture down into an even layer.
• Put the skillet on the middle rack of the oven and bake until golden brown and crisp around the edges, about 30 to 35 minutes.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 4 quart casserole dish.
• Chop the oysters. Saute red onion, green onion, celery and oysters in 2 tablespoons of the butter until soft.
• In a large bowl, combine cooked onion and oyster mixture with cornbread, bread cubes, parsley, eggs and 1/2 cup reserved oyster liquid. Gently toss to mix, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place dressing in casserole dish and dot with remaining butter. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until top is golden brown.

CORNBREAD DRESSING WITH OYSTERS

Steps:

• Combine the first eight ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in enough broth to make the mixture very wet. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish or shallow 3-qt. baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.