Oyster-Cornbread Stuffing

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Oyster-Cornbread Stuffing
Make or buy a savory cornbread to use in this luxurious stuffing; the kind you use will determine how much broth you'll need to moisten it. For a recipe, try our Cornbread.

8–10 servings

Recipe by John Currence

November 2011

Ingredients

• 2 cups low-salt chicken broth
• 1 sprig sage plus 1 tablespoon thinly sliced sage leaves
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 pound breakfast sausage, casings removed
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery
• 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme
• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
• 4 dozen small shucked oysters in their liquor (about 1 cup liquor)
• 4 large eggs, whisked
• 12 cups savory (not sweet) cornbread cut into 3/4” cubes, stale or toasted in a 300° oven until dry

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine broth, sage sprig, and rosemary sprig in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove pan from heat and let stock steep until ready to use.

Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook sausage, breaking it up with a spoon, until cooked through, 7–8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a large bowl, leaving any rendered fat in pan.

Melt butter in skillet; add onions and celery and cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Add onion mixture, sliced sage, parsley, and thyme to bowl with sausage. Mix well; season with salt and pepper. Add oysters with liquor, reserved broth (sprigs removed), and eggs; toss to combine. Add cornbread; toss until well blended and cornbread absorbs most of the liquid.

Spoon stuffing into a 3-qt. baking dish. If any liquid remains in bowl, drizzle 1/4 to 1/2 cup over to moisten cornbread (amount varies depending on dryness of cornbread). Bake until browned and liquid is absorbed, 1 hour–1 hour 15 minutes, tenting with foil if top gets too dark.

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