Sarasotas Turkey Sausage Stuffed Pears Food

PEAR STUFFING FOR TURKEY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread crumbs, pears, broth, salt, pepper and sage. , Just before baking, loosely stuff turkey with stuffing. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan., Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 165° when inserted in center of stuffing and the thigh reaches at least 170°, basting occasionally with pan drippings. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Cover turkey and let stand for 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving turkey. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy.

ROAST TURKEY WITH SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Brown sausage in skillet; drain, reserving 1/2 cup drippings. Add drippings to large bowl; stir in hot water. Add stuffing mixes and sausage; stir just until stuffing mixes are moistened.
• Stuff neck and body cavities lightly with stuffing. Truss turkey; place, breast side up, on rack in roasting pan sprayed with cooking spray. Spoon any remaining stuffing into separate baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Refrigerate stuffing until ready to bake.
• Bake turkey 3 to 3-1/4 hours or until internal temperature of thigh is 180ºF and breast and center of stuffing are 165°F, adding dish with remaining stuffing to oven for the last 30 min.

BRIOCHE-PEAR STUFFING WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Chop the brioche bread into 1/2-inch cubes to make 16 cups. Stale bread works best for stuffing-if yours is fresh, spread out the cubes on baking sheet and dry in a 300 degrees F oven, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat 1 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, sage, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken broth; bring to a simmer and remove from the heat.
• Beat the eggs and parsley in a large bowl; stir in the bread cubes, the vegetable-broth mixture, the prepared pears, sausage and almonds.
• Transfer the mixture to a buttered 3-to-4-quart baking dish and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees F, 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden, about 20 more minutes.

MOM'S TURKEY SAUSAGE PATTIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the ground turkey, ginger, salt, sage, cayenne pepper, and black pepper until well blended.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Form the turkey sausage into patties, and fry until browned on both sides, and no longer pink in the center. This should take about 15 minutes.

SAUSAGE, PEAR AND PARSNIP STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place bread cubes on large rimmed baking sheet. Toast in oven until just beginning to color, about 10 minutes. Cool on sheet. Transfer to large bowl. Maintain oven temperature. Steam parsnips over boiling water until tender, about 4 minutes.
• Sauté sausage in heavy large pot set over medium-high heat until brown and cooked through, breaking into small pieces with back of spoon, about 7 minutes. Transfer sausage to strainer set over bowl. Add enough melted butter to sausage drippings to measure 6 tablespoons; add to pot. Heat over medium-low heat. Add leeks, dried pears, sage, nutmeg and parsnips to pot and sauté until leeks are tender but not brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl; stir in sausage.
• Heat 2 tablespoons melted butter in same pot over medium-high heat. Add fresh pears and sauté until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Transfer to bowl with parsnip mixture. Add 1 cup broth to same pot and boil until reduced almost to glaze, scraping up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Add to parsnip mixture. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover bread and parsnip mixture separately. Store bread at room temperature. Refrigerate parsnip mixture.) Add parsnip mixture to bread. Season with salt and pepper. Mix eggs into stuffing.
• To bake stuffing in turkey:
• Loosely fill main cavity with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten lightly (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter glass baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 25 to 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• To bake all of stuffing in baking dish:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Add enough broth to stuffing to moisten (about 3/4 to 1 cup). Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with butter foil, buttered side down; bake until heated through, about 30 to 35 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 to 25 minutes longer.

SARASOTA'S TURKEY SAUSAGE STUFFED PEARS

Steps:

• Pears -- After removing the core - scoop out a bit of the pear using a small spoon and make sure to set that to the side. You want to scoop enough out so you have room for the stuffing. Dice up the pear that was scooped out of the pear halves.
• Cut a small slice off the bottom (uncut portion) of the pear so it will set flat in a baking dish. I use a 9x9 baking dish and spray well with pam. I also add about 1 cup of water to the bottom. This prevents the pear from burning.
• Sauce -- Start the sauce before the sausage so it can simmer. In a small sauce pan on medium heat, add the butter, orange juice, brown sugar, maple syrup, and cloves and bring to a light boil for just a minute and then reduce to medium low to let it reduce.
• Sausage Filling -- In a medium pan over medium high heat, melt 1/2 the butter and then add the sausage and cook until golden brown. If you are using pork sausage, don't add the butter as pork has a higher fat content. Turkey sausage has less fat content and you need the butter to saute it. Once it is done, remove to a paper plate lined with a paper towel to drain.
• If you used pork sausage, make sure you only keep a teaspoon of the pan drippings to saute the vegetables inches If you used turkey sausage, add the remaining 1/2 butter to the pan and keep on medium to medium high heat. Add the garlic, onion, celery and cook 2 minutes, then add in the pear and cook another 3-4 minutes until everything is tender. Stir in the thyme, salt, pepper, and cooked sausage, and mix to combine. Remove from the heat.
• In a small bowl, add the milk and dip the bread slice in it for just a few seconds; squeeze well, and add to the pork mixture breaking it up as you go. Also add the beaten egg and mix well. Add the sausage mixture to the pears, piling it up high. If you have any leftover stuffing, make sure to save it. You can just bake it as a nice side for grilled chicken, stuff it in chicken breasts or in pork chops. Or stuff it in an acorn squash.
• Bake -- Preheat your oven to 350, middle shelf. Drizzle a little of the glaze over the stuffing and brush on the pears. As the pears cook, every 15 minutes I brush a little more of the glaze on. Bake for about 30-40 minutes until the pears are tender. As they cook, keep an eye on the water in the bottom of the pan. I make sure there is always a little water so they don't burn.
• Serve -- Garnish each pear with the chopped pecans. ENJOY! As I said, this makes a wonderful breakfast, lunch or dinner.