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Turkey and Stuffing Waffle Croque-Madame Sandwich

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Ingredients

  • Stuffing
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  • 2 1/2 pounds (about 2 loaves) high quality sandwich bread or soft Italian or French bread, cut into 3/4-inch dice, about 5 quarts
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
  • 1 1/2 pounds sage sausage, removed from casing
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
  • 4 large stalks celery, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated on microplane
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh sage leaves (or 2 teaspoons dried sage leaves)
  • 32 ounces (4 cups) low-sodium chicken or turkey broth, preferably homemade
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 1/4 cup minced parsley leaves
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
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  • Everything else
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  • Vegetable oil or non-stick cooking spray
  • 1 quart leftover or uncooked stuffing (see note above)
  • 2 cups leftover gravy
  • 8 ounces grated Comté or gruyère cheese
  • 1 pound sliced roast turkey breast
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 eggs
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, chives, tarragon, or chervil

Details

Preparation

Step 1

For stuffing

Adjust oven racks to lower middle and upper middle position. Preheat oven to 275°F. Spread bread evenly over two rimmed baking sheets. Stagger trays on oven racks and bake until completely dried, about 50 minutes total, rotating trays and stirring bread cubes several times during baking. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Increase oven heat to 350°F

In large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium high heat until foaming subsides (don't allow butter to brown), about 2 minutes. Add sausage and mash with stiff whisk or potato masher to break up into fine pieces (largest pieces should be no greater than 1/4-inch). Cook, stirring frequently until only a few bits of pink remain, about 8 minutes. Add onions, celery, garlic, and sage and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add half of chicken stock.

Whisk remaining chicken stock, eggs, and 3 tablespoons parsley in medium bowl until homogeneous. Stirring constantly with wooden spoon, slowly pour egg mixture into sausage mixture. Add bread cubes and fold gently until evenly mixed.

Use part of stuffing to stuff bird if desired. To cook remaining stuffing, transfer to buttered 9 by 13 rectangular baking dish (or 10 by 14 oval dish), cover tightly with aluminum foil, and bake until instant read thermometer reads 150°F when inserted into center of dish, about 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until golden brown and crisp on top, about 10 minutes longer. Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes, sprinkle with remaining parsley and serve.

To assemble

Adjust oven rack to 5 inches below broiler element and preheat broiler to low. Preheat a four-well Belgian waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions. Spray with non-stick cooking spray and add 1 cup of stuffing to each well. Close waffle iron and cook, turning occasionally, until cooked through and crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Set waffles aside.

While waffles bake, make the gravy cheese sauce. Heat gravy in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, whisking frequently, until simmering. Remove from heat and whisk in 6 ounces of cheese. Continue whisking until completely smooth. For a glossier sauce, blend with a hand blender until shiny, about 1 minute. Keep warm.

Place the waffles in a large oven-safe skillet or on a foil-lined broiler pan. Top with sliced turkey. Ladle half of cheese sauce over turkey, followed by remaining grated cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly, about 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, fry the eggs. Melt the butter in a large cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the eggs and cook until whites are cooked through but yolks are still liquid, about 2 minutes.

Top broiled turkey waffles with fried eggs, ladle remaining gravy over the whites of the eggs, season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with herbs, and serve immediately.

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