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Originally Posted by dworkin31
thanks for the advice! sabrinafair, you're a law student? I've been a lawyer since '85. It sucks.  Become a ditchdigger; you'll get a better satisfaction of life. |
Haha, I am indeed a law student. I'm not sure that I want to practice, though.
Since you asked for additional recipes, here's what I do for dressing. We've NEVER had stuffing at my house; we always cook separate.
Disclaimer: beware, this stuff's got more fat in it than a liposuction clinic's repository. But it's GOOD.
Sabrina's Cornbread Dressing
The Cornbread:
Fry a package of bacon in a cast-iron skillet. Leave the grease in the pan. Mix up some cornbread batter and add to the pan; crumble bacon and add to the batter. Bake.
The Aromatics:
Saute celery and onion with a touch of butter and garlic until slightly brown. I don't have an exact amount that I use; usually 1 large onion and 3-4 stalks of celery, but this can be more or less to taste.
Putting It Together:
*2 pans of bacon cornbread
*1-2 packages Stove Top Traditional Sage (this makes the dressing go a littler further, and it is already seasoned.
*Aromatics
*1-2 apples (i like Fuji or some type of red apple, but you can use whatever you like)
*chicken broth (at LEAST 24 ounces; I tend to use more)
*1-2 eggs
*Seasonings: Sage, rosemary, salt, fresh pepper, etc. (whatever you like; I use lots of rosemary to compliment my turkey)
All right; so, I add all together in a BIG ASS (that's actual size, BTW) bowl; crumble the cornbread, stir in the stovetop, etc. I like a moister stuffing, so I add a lot of broth, enough to wear the consistency is very runny. If you like less, add less.
Bake for at least an hour; I like to mix it up every 15 minutes or so to keep it from getting too crunchy on the top. If you like it crunchy on top and mushy on the bottom, don't worry about this. Otherwise, give 'er a stir.
I know it's not really a "recipe". I moreso look at recipes as "guidelines" rather than rules, unless baking. But the apple and bacon are really yummy together; this dressing has multiple layers of flavor. Good stuff.