This stuffing is over the top delicious. It’s also a great make in the morning dish and then just cook a little longer uncovered to make it crispy.
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Scott Gray’s Fabulous Oyster Stuffing
2014-11-23 19:39:01
This stuffing is over the top delicious. It's also a great make in the morning dish and then just cook a little longer uncovered to make it crispy.
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Prep Time
45 min
Cook Time
45 min
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
1439g
Servings
16
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2451
Calories from Fat 1931
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 219g
337%
Saturated Fat 128g
638%
Trans Fat 7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 12g
Monounsaturated Fat 62g
Cholesterol 614mg
205%
Sodium 2632mg
110%
Total Carbohydrates 66g
22%
Dietary Fiber 14g
56%
Sugars 22g
Protein 55g
Vitamin A
277%
Vitamin C
166%
Calcium
53%
Iron
100%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
What you need
- One & 1/2 bags of William’s Sonoma focaccia stuffing breadcrumbs or preferred bread mix.
- 8 slices of bacon cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 1 cup of butter (cut into tablespoons) plus more for buttering the dish
- 3 large (2 cups) of leeks chopped – white light parts only
- 4 1/2 ribs of chopped celery
- 2 packages (3 cups) quartered baby bella mushrooms
- 2-3 ounces of medium oysters – reserve about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cups of the liquid
- 1 1/2 cup chicken stock – plus more for baking
- 1/3 cup of port
- 2/3 cup chopped flat leaf parsley – plus more for garnish
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon of Tabasco sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon of cloves
- salt and pepper to taste
What you do
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Cook bacon in a large pan on the stove top (you’ll be adding all the liquid later, so the pot should be big enough to hold all the veggies and the chicken stock)
- Remove the bacon leaving about 1/4 of the fat in the pan
- Add 4 tablespoons of butter and heat until it’s melted over med. heat
- Add mushrooms and cook until just starting to brown
- Add the celery, leeks and cook until tender
- Reduce the heat and add oyster liquid (to taste), chicken stock, port, nutmeg, cloves and tobacco
- Bring to a boil and cook for about 5 mins. stirring occasionally
- Remove from heat and allow to cool
- In a large mixing bowl add the croutons , vegetable mix, parsley thyme, sage, bacon and oysters
- Add mixture to a buttered dish
- Melt remaining butter over and the top
- Add extra stock if dressing is too dry
- Cover with tin foil and back for 30 – 45 mins
Tips & tricks
- MAKE Ahead tip: If you make the stuffing in the morning, you can take it out of the oven at this point and put aside, only adding it back in to crisp after you take out the turkey.
- Remove foil aback for another 30 mins until crispy on top
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