Seafood Dressing Paula Deen

OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the cornbread, combine cornmeal, flour, 2 eggs, buttermilk and oil and pour into a greased shallow baking dish. Bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
• To make the dressing, crumble dried white bread slices, cornbread and crackers. Mix together and set aside. Sauté chopped celery and onion in butter until transparent, approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over corn bread mixture. Add stock, mix well and add salt, pepper, sage and poultry seasoning. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Add oysters and mix. Pour into a greased pan. Bake for about 45 minutes.

PAULA DEEN'S OYSTER DRESSING RECIPE

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 425º. Pour 2 tablespoons melted butter into a 9-inch cast iron skillet, and place in oven for 10 minutes to heat. Whisk together cornbread mix and buttermilk. Pour into prepared skillet. Bake for 20 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown. Cool completely and crumble. 2.Reduce oven temperature to 350º. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. 3.In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels to drain, reserving drippings in pan. Add onion, celery, garlic, and mushrooms to hot drippings. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until liquid from mushrooms has evaporated. Cool to room temperature. 4.Drain oysters and coarsely chop. In a large bowl, combine crumbled cornbread, cooked bacon, vegetable mixture, cubed bread, and next 7 ingredients, stirring until thoroughly combined. Gently stir in oysters. Spoon mixture into prepared dish. Cover with aluminum foil. 5.Bake for 25 minutes; remove foil, and bake 45 minutes longer or until dressing is golden brown and puffed.

THE LADY AND SON'S CRAB-STUFFED SHRIMP (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• FOR THE SHRIMP:.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the green onions, green pepper, and garlic powder until the pepper is limp. Place in a mixing bowl and add the cream, mustard, and cayenne pepper. Mix well.
• Add the cracker crumbs, mayonnaise, egg, parsley, and lemon juice. Mix well. Gently fold in the crabmeat.
• Split the shrimp down the bottom center to the tail, being careful not to cut through the back. Stuff each shrimp with a small mound of the crabmeat mixture. Wrap the shrimp in bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place the shrimp on a baking sheet and cook in the top third of the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the bacon is cooked through. Turn the oven to broil and broil for 4 minutes to crisp the bacon.
• WHILE THE SHRIMP COOKS: BASIL CREAM SAUCE.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until light brown, about 3 minutes. Add the wine and reduce the sauce by half. Add the cream and bouillon and reduce by half again. Add the pesto, bring to a simmer, and heat until slightly thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
• To serve, arrange 4 shrimp on a plate and drizzle with Basil Sauce.

SAVANNAH SEAFOOD STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, onion, celery crabmeat and shrimp; cook and stir for about 5 minutes. Set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the stuffing, bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Mix in the vegetables and seafood from the skillet. Stir in the cream of mushroom soup and as much of the chicken broth as you like. Spoon into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly toasted on top.

PAULA DEEN'S THANKSGIVING STUFFING AND GRAVY

Steps:

• Stuffing:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Crumble oven-dried bread into a large bowl. Add rice and saltines.
• Cook sausage in a large skillet until it starts to brown. Add celery and onion and saute until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over bread and rice mixture. Add stock and mix well. Add salt, pepper, sage, and poultry seasoning. Mix well. Add the beaten eggs and melted butter. Mix well. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the stuffing mixture for the Mushroom Giblet Gravy.
• Pour stuffing into a greased pan and bake until cooked through and golden brown, about 45 minutes.
• Giblet Gravy:.
• Bring stock and giblets to a boil. Add bouillon and reserved stuffing mixture. Make a slurry by whisking together the cornstarch and water and add to the boiling stock; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, saute mushrooms until browned in butter. Add mushrooms to gravy with egg and salt and pepper, to taste.

PAULA DEEN'S HOUSE SEASONING MIX

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.