Three Generation Cornbread Dressing Recipes

GRANNY'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees .
• Make cornbread by mixing cornmeal, flour, oil, eggs, buttermilk and milk.
• Stir until well blended. Stir in celery and onion.
• If the batter is too thick, add more milk. (should be pourable).
• Pour into greased hot iron skillet (if you have one, if not get one, they aren't expensive and you can get them at Wal Mart. I have one I use just for cornbread!).
• Bake for 30 minutes or until top is light brown.
• When done and cooled down a bit. Crumble into a large bowl.
• Add bread pieces, butter and seasonings. Mix well.
• Start adding chicken or turkey broth, stirring and adding more broth as needed. (important: add broth until you think it is just right, then add more. It will soak up and dry out in the oven).
• Adjust seasoning to taste. (appoint someone special).
• Pour into a grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish or pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with gravy.
• Note: Broth made from boiling a hen will be best but canned will work.

THREE GENERATION CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• STOCK DIRECTIONS: In large stockpot, add all ingredients and cover with about 3-4 inches of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about an hour. When stock has cooled a little, pour liquid through a large strainer and discard the seasonings. Set stock aside.
• Remove necks and wings to a plate and when the meat is cool enough to handle, pick the necks and wings free of meat and set aside. Chop up the giblets very small. Discard bones.
• DRESSING DIRECTIONS: Crumble corn bread into very large bowl. Add cooked rice, reserved neck and wing meats, and parsley. Mix well.
• In large skillet, saute onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic in bacon grease/butter until tender. Add to cornbread mixture, add parsley and a little salt & pepper. Mix well and taste. Add salt & pepper as needed.
• Pour mixture into 1 or 2 large baking pans and add a lot of stock to the mixture. You want this to be very wet and to see little puddles of juice throughout the dressing.
• Bake in 350 oven about 30-40 minutes until top is golden brown.