Bread and Fruit Stuffing

Name: Bread and Fruit Stuffing
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 onions (about 1 pound) coarsely chopped; 4 ribs celery, finely chopped; 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, cultivated or wild, trimmed and cut coarse; 4 large apples, coarsely chopped; 1 cup chopped parsley; 1/2 cup dried cherries; 1/2 cup dried apples, diced; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage, or 3/4 teaspoon dried; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme, or 3/4 teaspoon dried; 10 slices stale bread, broken into bite-size pieces; 1 1/2 cups chicken stock; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper

14 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 onions (about 1 pound) coarsely chopped
4 ribs celery, finely chopped
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, cultivated or wild, trimmed and cut coarse
4 large apples, coarsely chopped
1 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup dried apples, diced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage, or 3/4 teaspoon dried
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme, or 3/4 teaspoon dried
10 slices stale bread, broken into bite-size pieces
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1

Heat oil in a nonstick skillet.
2

Saute onion and celery until onion begins to brown.
3

Add mushrooms, apples and parsley, and continue cooking until apples soften and mushrooms release their liquid.
4

Reduce heat, and stir in dried cherries, dried apples, sage and thyme.
5

Continue cooking until mixture is well blended.
6

Add bread and stock, and mix well.
7

Season with salt and pepper, then stuff the mixture into a 12- to 14-pound turkey just before cooking.
8

Stuffing may be made ahead and frozen for a week or two.
9

Or it may be refrigerated for two days.