Emeril Lagasse Chorizo Stuffing Recipes

CLAMS WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepot over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook, using a spoon or spatula to break up the sausage into small pieces, until the sausage begins to brown. Add the onions and garlic and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until the sausage has browned, 3 to 4 minutes, taking care not to burn the garlic.
• Add the clams to the pot and let settle for a minute, then add the white wine and cilantro. Re-season with salt and pepper and cover tightly with a lid. Let cook about 5 minutes, making sure that the broth at the bottom is at a simmer during that time. After 5 minutes, the clams should have opened or be mostly open; if not, or if the mixture is dry, add another 1/4 cup or so of wine, cover and simmer until the clams are open, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Taste the broth for seasoning and add salt or pepper if necessary. Add the butter to the broth and stir to combine.
• Transfer to a large serving bowl, making sure to pour the broth over the clams. (Remove any unopened clams and discard them.) Serve with crusty bread or baguette.

SAVORY SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE STUFFING - EMERIL LAGASSE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add the spinach and cook until just wilted, about 30 seconds. Drain and rinse with cold water. Once cool, squeeze as much water from spinach as possible, then roughly chop, and reserve.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until golden brown and tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, 2 teaspoons of Italian Essence, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the artichokes and cook, stirring, another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and reserve.
• Combine the eggs, cream, chicken stock, lemon juice, remaining 1 tablespoon Italian Essence, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and remaining 1 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the bread, spinach, artichoke mixture, brie, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and parsley and stir to combine. If bread does not absorb all of liquid immediately then let rest until this happens, about 20 minutes.
• Pour the bread pudding mixture into the prepared dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan over the top and drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Bake until firm in the center and golden brown, about 1 hour. Serve warm.

HILDA'S STUFFIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a saute pan, heat the olive oil. Add the chorizo and render for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the onions, shallots, garlic and peppers. Saute the mixture until the vegetables are light in color, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and turn into a mixing bowl. Season with salt, cayenne and parsley. Stir in the clams and creole mustard. Fold in enough bread crumbs to bind the mixture. Pack the mixture into each shell and tie with the butcher's twine. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the stuffing is cooked through. Remove from the oven and place the untied clams on a platter. Drizzle the butter sauce over the clams. Place a small bundle of the leeks in the center of each clam. Garnish with red peppers, parsley and Essence.

EMERIL'S CHORIZO STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large saute pan, heat the oil.
• When the oil is hot, brown the ground pork and chorizo for about 3 minutes.
• Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and saute for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are wilted.
• Place the bread in a large glass rectangular baking dish and cover with the chicken stock over the bread.
• Soak the bread for about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove the bread from the stock and squeeze each slice of bread, reserve the remaining stock.
• Combine the bread and remaining stock with the Sauteed mixture.
• Mix well.
• Season the dressing with salt, cayenne and a pinch of crushed red pepper.
• Stir in the parsley.
• Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and cool completely.
• After the mixture has cooled, stir in the egg.
• Season the entire chicken with salt and pepper.
• Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the stuffing.
• Using butchers twine, tie the chicken to secure the cavity, legs and wings.
• Place the chicken in the oven and roast for about 1 hour.
• Reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and continue to cook for 1 hour or until the meat starts to fall of the bones and the juices run clear.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and carve the chicken into serving portions.
• Serve the roasted chicken with the stuffing.

SPANISH CHORIZO STEWED IN CIDER

Steps:

• In a large Spanish terra cotta cazuela, or in a shallow enameled skillet or wide nonstick saute pan, heat the olive oil and brown the chorizo on 1 side, about 3 minutes. Turn to the other side and add the onions and cook for 3 minutes longer. Add the garlic, thyme, Spanish paprika and salt, and cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Add the cider and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a bare simmer and continue to cook until sauce has reduced in volume by about half, 15 to 20 minutes, turning the sausage occasionally to ensure even cooking.
• Serve the sausage on small plates, ladled with some of the pan juices. Serve with pieces of crusty bread for dipping, if desired.

STUFFING - PORTUGUESE STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put the bread into a large bowl and add the milk. Press the bread into the milk and let it stand until the milk is absorbed and the bread is soft, approx. 15 minutes.
• Heat 3 T olive oil in a large skillet, over med-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, while stirring, until it's lightly browned, approx. 1 minute. Add the sausage and cook, while stirring, until browned, approx. 3 minutes. Add onions, bell peppers, celery and the bay leaf. Season with salt, crushed red pepper, and black pepper. Cook, while stirring occasionally, until the veggies are slightly softened, approx. 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until it is fragrant, approx. 30 seconds.
• Add the meat mixture to the bread mixture and stir it together so it's mixed well. Add the eggs and parsley. Stir to blend. Remove the bay leaf and discard.
• Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, with the remaining tablespoon of oil. Pour the mixture into the pan and sread it evenly with a rubber spatula. Bake this until it gets bubbly and golden brown, approx. 1 hour. Remove it from the oven and serve warm.

EASY CHORIZO STUFFING

Steps:

• Remove casings from chorizo. Cook with onions and celery in a large skillet until chorizo is crumbly and browned and onions and celery are softened, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from the skillet, add to a large bowl, and set aside.
• Bring water to a boil in the same skillet. Add butter to the boiling water and allow to melt. Pour stuffing mix into the boiling water and remove from heat. Stir and cover with a lid. Allow stuffing to stand for 5 minutes. Fold in chorizo mixture and stir until well combined.