NEO-CLASSICAL THANKSGIVING DRESSING WITH APRICOTS AND PRUNES, STUFFED IN A WHOLE PUMPKIN
_**Editor's note:** The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from Crescent Dragonwagon's book [](http://astore.amazon.com/epistore-20/detail/1563057115)_[Passionate Vegetarian](http://astore.amazon.com/epistore-20/detail/1563057115). _Dragonwagon also shared some helpful cooking tips exclusively with Epicurious, which we've added at the bottom of the page._ This is my favorite Thanksgiving stuffing - in fact, this is my _only_ Thanksgiving stuffing. I've made it for at least twenty-five years, and it's always pleased me, friends, family, and inn guests. To my taste, it wouldn't be right with margarine or oil, just butter. But _probably_ it wouldn't be bad with less fat or a different one. I make the vegetarian version with vegetable stock, for use in a pumpkin; when I cooked at the inn, where the majority of the guests were meat eaters, I also did a batch with turkey stock. I dedicate this recipe to the memory of Sondra Krecker, a friend from my earliest years in Eureka Springs. Every Thanksgiving as I make it I hear her telling me again, earnestly, "You have to toast it dry, bone dry, hard dry." You'll need to do a lot of tossing and tasting to get the seasonings just right. Stuffing can be made ahead of time, but don't stuff it into the pumpkin until you're ready to bake it.
Provided by Crescent Dragonwagon
Yield Makes 1 medium-large stuffed pumpkin
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Cut off and reserve a lid, as you would preparatory to carving a jack-o'-lantern. Scoop out all of the seeds and fibers. Put an inch or two of water in a large pot. Place the pumpkin, cut side down, in the water, cap wedged in near it. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover tightly and team for 10 to 15 minutes to precook slightly. Remove the pot from the heat and let cool. When cool, remove from the pot. Since the pumpkin will be eaten with the stuffing, I like to season the inside with salt, pepper, a little tamari, Pickapeppa, and brown sugar, rubbing this into the exposed interior flesh after steaming.
- 1. Place the apricots and prunes in a small, heatproof bowl. Place the apple juice in a small saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Immediately pour the juice over the dried fruit. Let stand for at least 2 hours, but overnight or a day or two in advance is fine. Drain the dried fruit, reserving both the fruit and the soaking liquid. Coarsely chop the fruit and set aside.
- 2. Preheat the oven to 375°F, then turn down to 200°F.
- 3. Set a wire rack on a baking sheet and place a single layer of bread slices on the rack. Place in the preheated oven and bake, slowly, turning once, until the bread is hard, crunchy, and dry all the way through, but not browned. This is a fairly slow process - it might take 45 to 60 minutes, but set the timer at 20-minute intervals to remind you to check. You with either need to do 2 sheets' worth of bread (in which case, reverse their positions in the oven halfway through), or repeat the toasting process again until all bread is prepared. Remove the dry bread from the oven and let cool.
- 4. Coarsely crumble the bread into a large bowl. Add the onion and leafy celery and toss to combine. Measure the sage (starting with the smaller amount) into your hands and rub the leaves back and forth in your palms until they crumble (this releases the volatile essential oils). Add the sage to the bread mixture. Pour the melted butter over the mixture and toss well to combine. Add the soaked dried fruit and toss again. The dressing should still be dry. Begin adding the liquid, a combination of vegetable stock and the reserved fruit soaking liquid. Use more stock than juice, and use just enough to moisten the dressing without making it soggy. Keep tossing, adding stock as needed. Add tamari, starting with about 1 tablespoon. Taste for salt and add it and plenty of pepper to taste. More sage, maybe? This is also the point at which you can add a little dried basil and oregano, too, if you like. The stuffing can be prepared up to this point and stored, covered and refrigerated, overnight.
- 5. On the day you plan to stuff the pumpkin, preheat the oven to 375°F.
- 6. If not using nonstick, spray a baking dish large enough to accommodate the pumpkin with cooking spray.
- 7. Stuff the dressing into the cavity of the prepared pumpkin, topping with the pumpkin's cap. Place the stuffed pumpkin in the prepared baking dish. Place in the preheated oven and bake until the pumpkin is slightly brown and looks a bit collapsed in on itself, or, as Ned says, like a plump European duchess, about 40 minutes. Serve whole, at the table.
FRUIT-STUFFED LOIN OF PORK
Provided by Emily Weinstein
Categories dinner, lunch, main course
Time 2h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using the long handle of a wooden spoon, push the dried fruit into the pocket in the roast, alternating the fruits.
- Cut the garlic into thin slivers. Make deep slits in the roast with tip of a knife and push the garlic into the slits.
- Tie the roast with twine and rub surface with salt and pepper.
- Set the roast in a shallow baking pan and smear the butter over the roast. Sprinkle with thyme.
- Stir Madeira and molasses together in a small bowl and pour over roast. Set the pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake approximately 1 1/2 hours, basting often (approximately 20 minutes per pound).
- When done, let stand, loosely covered with foil about 15 minutes. Cut thin slices and spoon pan juices over them.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 482, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 40 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 580 milligrams, Sugar 15 grams, TransFat 0 grams
DRIED FRUIT STUFFING
Categories Herb Vegetable Side Bake Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Fig Apricot Cherry Fall Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 10
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Place bread cubes in very large bowl. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and celery to skillet; sauté until vegetables are tender and golden, about 10 minutes. Add Sherry, figs, cherries, apricots, sage, thyme and rosemary; cook until fruit is tender and liquid is reduced to 1/3 cup, about 7 minutes. Add to bread cubes; stir to blend. (Stuffing can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Add stock to stuffing; season with salt and pepper. Mix in beaten eggs.
- Transfer stuffing to prepared baking dish. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top begins to crisp, about 25 minutes longer.
WINTER FRUIT AND NUT STUFFING
Categories Fruit Nut Side Bake Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Prune Pear Apricot Pecan Fall Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears; sprinkle with sugar. Sauté until pears are golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to very large bowl; mix in cinnamon. Melt remaining 10 tablespoons butter in same skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery; sauté until golden, about 15 minutes. Add wine and next 5 ingredients. Simmer until liquid is reduced almost to glaze and mixture is soft and moist, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Mix into pears. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Reheat to lukewarm before continuing.)
- Mix bread and pecans into fruit mixture. Season stuffing with salt and pepper.
- To bake stuffing in turkey:
- Loosely fill main cavity and neck cavity of turkey with stuffing. Generously butter baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover dish with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish - alongside turkey or while turkey is resting - until heated through, about 25 minutes. Uncover stuffing in dish. Bake until top of stuffing is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 minutes longer.
- To bake stuffing in dish:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Bake uncovered until heated through, about 35 minutes.
APPLE & APRICOT STUFFING
I found my stuffing recipe in a magazine years ago and made a few tweaks. I took out the pork sausage, and everyone likes the simpler version that features fruit and veggies. -Jeanne Horn, Duluth, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h15m
Yield 16 servings (3/4 cup each).
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place bread cubes on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 18-20 minutes or until toasted. Cool on baking sheets., In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until tender. Add apples, apricots, parsley and bread cubes. Stir in broth and melted butter. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Bake, covered, 35 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 256mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
HARVEST STUFFING
Categories Garlic Onion turkey Side Bake Sauté Thanksgiving Apple Apricot Poultry Sausage Celery Parade Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield makes 12 cups of stuffing, enough for 18 pound turkey
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Brown the sausage in a pan, breaking up clumps; remove to a large bowl. Add the oil to the pan; stir in the onions, celery, garlic, thyme, and sage and cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes. Add to the sausage along with the bread, apples and dried fruits. Toss well. Drizzle the broth over the mixture to moisten as desired and season with salt and pepper. Cool before stuffing the turkey.
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