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February 03, 2005

Sourdough-Sage Stuff

Ingredients:
16 tbl butter
3 medium yellow onions, peeled and finely chopped
1 head celery, trimmed and finely chopped
1 large bunch parsley, stems trimmed and leaves finely chopped
½ cup finely chopped fresh sage leaves (about 6 lg. Sprigs)
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
10 cups fine fresh sourdough breadcrumbs
½ cup chicken stock

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-low heat. Add onions, and cook without browning, stirring often, until very soft, about 20 minutes. Add celery, parsley, and sage. Generously season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and transfer to a large mixing bowl.

2. Add breadcrumbs to onion-celery mixture, and toss until well combined. Add chicken stock, and mix u8ntil stuffing is just moist but not packed together. Adjust seasonings to taste.

3. Spoon warm stuffing into turkey, truss, and bake. Or put stuffing in a buttered baking pan, and bake until hot and golden on top, 30-45 minutes.

This recipe makes 12 servings.

Posted by Kelli Little at February 3, 2005 07:21 AM