Fig Apple Sage Stuffing Recipe 465

FIG, APPLE & SAGE STUFFING RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Divide bread cubes among 2 rimmed baking sheets and arrange in a single layer; transfer to oven and bake for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring once, until lightly toasted. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat oil to medium-high. Add carrots, celery and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in thyme, rosemary, chile powder, salt and pepper. Add figs and apples and stir well to combine. Remove from heat, add bread and stir to combine. Stir in broth. Stuffing should be uniformly moist but not wet; if needed, add additional 1/2 cup broth. Stir in sage. Stuff the bird. If you'd prefer not to stuff your turkey or would like to enjoy this stuffing with a turkey-less menu, no problem! Simply coat a large baking dish with olive oil cooking spray and add stuffing. Drizzle with an additional 1 to 1 1/2 cups broth (you want a moist, but not wet, consistency), cover with foil and bake at 400°F for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake until the top is lightly browned, 10 to 15 more minutes.

SAGE, SAUSAGE AND APPLE DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put the stuffing cubes in a large bowl and set aside. Butter a 3-quart casserole dish.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and break it up with a wooden spoon. Cook until it loses most of its pink color, but not so much that it's dry, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage and pan drippings to the stuffing cubes. Melt the remaining butter in the pan. Add the onion, apple, celery, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until the vegetables get soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and parsley and bring to a boil.
• Pour the vegetable mixture over the stuffing cubes and toss until evenly moistened. Mix in the walnuts and eggs. Loosely pack the dressing in the prepared pan and cook uncovered until the top forms a crust, about 40 minutes. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of turkey pan drippings or melted butter over the top. Cook until the top is crisp and golden, about 20 minutes more.

APPLE AND SAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add sausage; sauté until cooked through and brown, breaking into pieces with spoon, about 8 minutes.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to large bowl.
• Add celery and next 6 ingredients to drippings in skillet.
• Sauté over medium heat until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Add mixture to sausage.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Reduce to lukewarm before continuing.) Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Add bread to sausage mixture.
• Whisk milk, broth, and butter in bowl to blend.
• Mix into stuffing; season stuffing with salt and pepper.
• Mix in eggs; transfer to prepared dish.
• Bake uncovered until cooked through and brown, about 50 minutes.

APPLE SAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large pan, melt butter on med-high heat.
• Saute onion, celery, garlic and apple.
• Add sage, pinch of nutmeg and the bread cubes.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Add stock and fresh herbs.
• Season and taste.
• Remove from heat; place in an oven-proof roasting pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

SAGE AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet and add the onion, garlic and celery. Cook without browning until the onion has softened. Add the goose liver and fry for a couple of minutes, then add the apples, bread crumbs, eggs and orange peel.
• Chop the sage leaves, add them to skillet mixture. Season to taste and stuff the mixture into the goose cavity. Sew up cavity and truss the goose.