Jewels Chicken Dressing With Giblet Gravy Recipes

HOMEMADE GIBLET STUFFING FOR TURKEY OR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Separate the neck from the rest of the giblets. Put remaining giblets into a covered container and put in the fridge for now.
• Put the neck ONLY from the giblets into a full pan of salted boiling water. Bring to a boil agian, cover, turn down to a simmer cook for 1 1/2 hours until the meat is fall off the bone tender, making sure to keep check on the water level throughout.
• Add the remaining giblets to the neck in the water and cook for a further 1/2 hour.
• Drain giblets; reserving liquid.
• Chop up the giblets into small pieces.
• Cover tightly and set aside (if using immediately) or refrigerate until ready to use in the recipe (can be done the day before).
• While the giblets are cooking the rest of instructions follow:.
• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• Slice the bread into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Place the cubed bread onto a ungreased dry cookie sheet and toss with the dried herbs and spices.
• Bake seasoned bread cubes in the oven turning frequently (approximately every 5 minutes) until golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes or so depending on how moist your bread cubes are.
• While the bread cubes are in the oven, saute the celery, onion and garlic in the butter until tender.
• Remove bread cubes from oven, leave to cool until crisp.
• Mix he celery, onion, garlic mixture into the cooled dried bread cubes. Mixing thoroughly.
• Add chopped giblets to the mix.
• Add the beaten eggs to the mixture, again mixing thoroughly.
• Mix reserved liquid from the giblets and combine with chicken broth to make 1 cup.
• Carefully add the chicken broth to your desired consistency. (Remember, if you are stuffing the bird it will take on more moisture so be careful how moist you want your stuffing at this stage).
• Stuff your bird, making sure not to pack it in to tightly and don't forget to pack a little in the neck cavity.
• Put the remainer of the stuffing into a generously buttered casserole dish and bake for 1/2 hour at 350°F (covered with foil for moist stuffing and uncovered if you want a crispy top).

EASY GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Combine soup and broth and poultry seasoning. Stir with a whisk to combine and remove lumps.
• 2. Add giblets and chopped eggs. Stir with a spoon to combine.
• 3. Place in a microwave-safe container.
• 4. Heat in microwave (your stovetop is probably full anyway) for 3 - 5 minutes until heated through and you see bubbles around the edge of the dish.
• 5. Serve over dressing or rice. Honestly, it's so good you'll want to sope it with a biscuit!

MAMA'S GIBLET GRAVY - DEE DEE'S

Steps:

• 1. I love our giblet gravy with: https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/diane-smith/our-family-tradition-chicken-and-dressing/chicken
• 2. Combine giblets, neck, and water in saucepan. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender. Strain, reserving broth. Discard turkey neck (pull any meat remaining on the neck to include in gravy). Coarsley chop giblets; set aside. (NOTE: I PERSONALLY DON'T CARE FOR LIVER IN THIS GRAVY SO I DON'T INCLUDE IT, I DISGARD IT OR COOK IT AND GIVE MY PUPPIES A TREAT)
• 3. Skim and discard fat from reserved pan drippings of roasted turkey or hen. Add reserved broth (at least 2 1/2 cups) to pan drippings; stir until browned bits are loosened from bottom of roasting pan.
• 4. Transfer broth and dripping to a saucepan to continue cooking over a medium heat. Stir in chopped giblets; add onions, celery, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
• 5. Combine cornstarch and 1/4 cup water, stirring well; gradually stir into gravy. Bring to boil; boil for 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in boiled egg; add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot over dressing.
• 6. NOTE: you can use flour in place of cornstarch to make a thickening base for gravy. In fact my mother always used flour, I use cornstarch. Just be sure to blend it well with small amount of water to make a paste, then add remaining water and mix well. Don't want any lumps!

JEWEL'S CHICKEN & DRESSING WITH GIBLET GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. First, in a large cooking pot. cover chicken with water, sprinkle on salt and pepper, cover with lid and boil until chicken is tender and falling off bone, on medium/low heat (start off on high heat and turn down on med/low to cover.)Remove from heat and let cool until chicken can be handled. Chicken will be easy to pull from the bone. Pull chicken from bone, reserving the broth. When chicken is de-boned, place parts with skin removed in a big plastic bowl. Pour enough broth over chicken to prevent it from drying out, cover with lid. Set aside.
• 2. Mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder,salt and incorporate with wire whisk. Add the 2 slightly beaten eggs and buttermilk. Add small amount of water if necessary to thin but remains thick, not runny. Mix well.Pour into a Grease large Iron skillet and bake in a pre heated oven at 450 degrees F. until lightly browned.
• 3. In an extra large bowl dump the pan of cornbread, COOL to the point of being able to handle. Crumble into small pieces. Heat the 6 slices of day old bread in oven where corn bread came from until dry and crumbly. Crumble into corn bread mixture. Add sage, poultry seasoning, and black pepper. Toss well.
• 4. In a blender, pour in 1 cup of cooled broth, add the onion, the 4 pieces of celery, 1/2 of bell pepper, make a puree. Pour over corn bread mixture.
• 5. Warm chicken pieces and broth. Remove chicken pieces from broth with a big wooden, slothed spoon. Pour broth over cornbread mixture, stirring until well blended "Smooth" but NOT runny. Slightly beat 4 eggs and add to cornbread/ dressing mixture, stirring until well blended. Add the 2 Tbsp butter, mix well.
• 6. Taste to see if you desire more sage or other seasonings. In a large baking pan, (9x13) pour 1/2 dressing mixture. Add several pieces of boiled chicken, press down and add remaining dressing mixture. Press more chicken pieces in on top except the giblet pieces.(liver, gizzard and boney part of wings and legs.)
• 7. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven 30 - 40 minutes, or until it BEGINS to brown on top. Remove from oven. (Have Cranberry Sauce ready as a side dish)
• 8. WHILE DRESSING IS COOKING, IN MEDIUM SAUCE PAN, POUR 1/3 QUART OF BROTH,1/2 FINELY CHOPPED ONION, CHOPPED CELERY (1 stalk)the CHOPPED 1/2 BELL PEPPER. BOIL (on med/low)UNTIL VEGETABLES ARE DONE. CHOP UP THE GIZZARD AND LIVER THAT HAS BEEN BOILED (With Hen, and set aside to cool) ALSO A SMALL AMOUNT OF CHICKEN MEAT (wing and lower leg parts). ADD BOILED, CHOPPED EGG. DISSOLVE CORN STARCH IN 1/4 CUP WATER AND ADD TO MIXTURE TO THICKEN. Cook over low heat to thicken, remove and set aside. SELF SERVE OVER DRESSING AFTER SERVED IN INDIVIDUALS PLATES.(Some folks do not like the Giblet Gravy). So, keep it in a gravy bowl as a side dish.