Oyster Dressing

By arthurlemay

Delicious dreessing to go along with almost any poultry recipe.

Ingredients

• CORNBREAD:
• 1 cup self rising cornmeal
• 1/2 cup self rising flour
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• DRESSING:
• 7 slices white bread, dried in warm oven
• Cornbread
• 1 sleeve saltine crackers
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 large onion chopped
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 7 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 5 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 pints oysters, drained

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

To make the cornbread, combine all the ingredients and pour into a greased shallow baking dish. Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

To make the dressing, crumble dry white bread slices, cornbread and crackers. Mix together and set aside.

Saute chopped celery and onion in butter until softened, approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over cornbread 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.