Three Generation Cornbread Dressing Food

CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300F. Place cubed cornbread on a large baking sheet and bake 20 minutes or until dried out. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, brown sausage. Remove from skillet leaving one tablespoon of grease in skillet.
• Add onion, celery, salt and pepper to skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until onions are translucent, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add sage, thyme, and pecan and stir to combine. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes more.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups of stock or broth and both eggs.
• Place dried cornbread cubes in a very large bowl. Add sausage, onion and herb mixture, egg mixture and 4 tablespoons of melted butter. Gently fold together until combined.
• Pour into a greased 3 quart baking dish and press down lightly. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove dressing from oven and remove foil. Check consistency of stuffing. Add additional stock as needed and drizzle with the remaining 4 tablespoons of melted butter.
• Increase temperature to 375F. Return dressing to the oven, uncovered, and continue to bake for an additional 15 to 25 minutes or until stuffing is lightly golden brown on the top.
• Top with additional fresh herbs and serve immediately.

THREE GENERATION CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• STOCK DIRECTIONS: In large stockpot, add all ingredients and cover with about 3-4 inches of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about an hour. When stock has cooled a little, pour liquid through a large strainer and discard the seasonings. Set stock aside.
• Remove necks and wings to a plate and when the meat is cool enough to handle, pick the necks and wings free of meat and set aside. Chop up the giblets very small. Discard bones.
• DRESSING DIRECTIONS: Crumble corn bread into very large bowl. Add cooked rice, reserved neck and wing meats, and parsley. Mix well.
• In large skillet, saute onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic in bacon grease/butter until tender. Add to cornbread mixture, add parsley and a little salt & pepper. Mix well and taste. Add salt & pepper as needed.
• Pour mixture into 1 or 2 large baking pans and add a lot of stock to the mixture. You want this to be very wet and to see little puddles of juice throughout the dressing.
• Bake in 350 oven about 30-40 minutes until top is golden brown.

TRADITIONAL CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; add 2 eggs, buttermilk, and bacon drippings, mixing well.
• Place a well greased 10- inch cast iron skillet in a 450ºF oven for 4 minutes or until hot. Remove from oven; spoon batter into pan. Bake at 450ºF for 35 minutes or until browned ( this makes a version of what is called cornbread in the USA). Cool; crumble cornbread into a large bowl.
• Sauté celery and onion in butter until tender. Combine cornbread, sautéed vegetables, and remaining ingredients, mixing well; Spoon into a lightly greased 13x9x 2 inch baking pan. Bake at 450º F for 25 to 30 minutes.

MOMMA'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare cornbread according to directions on package. Cool and crumble. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine the crumbled corn bread, onion, garlic, celery and eggs. Gently stir. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and sage.
• Add the chicken and turkey broth 1 cup at a time until the cornbread becomes moist but not wet.
• Place stuffing into a Dutch oven or loosely pack into a turkey. Bake for 1 hour or until stuffing reaches a temperature of 175 degrees F (80 degrees C).