Imelda Sobiloffs Famous Stuffing Food

THE BEST STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon and breaking up any clumps, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer the sausage with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.
• Add the wine to the skillet and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated, scraping up any browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet, and then add the mushrooms. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms brown and have cooked down to about half their original volume, about 5 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms with a slotted spoon to the bowl with the sausage.
• Melt the remaining 7 tablespoons butter in the skillet. Then add the celery, onions, sage and thyme and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Beat the eggs and parsley in another large bowl. Add the bread cubes and toss. Add the reserved sausage and mushrooms and toss together. Pour in the vegetables and broth and toss again until evenly coated. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Then uncover and continue to bake until golden, about 30 minutes more. Garnish with celery leaves if using.

IMELDA SOBILOFF'S FAMOUS STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Coat a large frying pan with vegetable oil and preheat it over medium heat.
• Slice and chop the sausage into small pieces. Add to the pan and fry until cooked through and browned, continuing to make the sausage pieces smaller while frying. Remove the sausage from the pan and drain on paper towels.
• Fry the chopped onions and celery in the same pan and season with some salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning, to taste. When softened add the sausage back to the pan. Fry everything together to combine the flavors, about 5 minutes.
• Add the stuffing mix to a large bowl and fold in the pan ingredients. Add the chicken rice soup and mix. Add the applesauce and mix until everything is combined and moist. Taste and add more spices if you like.
• Butter a 9 by 13-inch baking pan or espresso cups and add the stuffing. Sprinkle with paprika, for color and bake for 45 minutes, uncovered. Halfway through the baking, drizzle turkey gravy over the top to add flavor and moisture. Stuffing should be crispy on top and moist underneath. Yum!

CLASSIC STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and butter a 3-quart baking dish. Melt the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, sage and thyme; season with 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the broth and bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
• Whisk the eggs and parsley in a large bowl. Add the bread and the vegetable-broth mixture and stir until combined. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Drizzle with the turkey drippings (or dot with butter); sprinkle with the paprika.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake 30 minutes, then uncover and bake until golden, 25 to 30 more minutes.