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Andouille Sausage and Corn Bread Stuffing

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2 tablespoons butter
1-pound Andouille Sausage (pork, chicken, or turkey) cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 12-ounce package bulk sausage (preferably breakfast, and preferably without fennel)
3 cups chopped onions
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped red bell peppers
1 cup chopped green onions
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (like Louisiana hot sauce), or to taste
1 teaspoon dried sage, rubbed between your fingers
1 homemade cornbread made a day in advance (recipe follows) or, if you must, 1 12-ounce bag of dry corn bread stuffing mix

1½ cups canned low salt chicken broth

Melt butter in large skillet over medium high heat.  Add all the sausages and cook until they’re brown and cooked through, breaking up the meat with the back of a fork.  Add onions, celery, and bell peppers.  Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 – 15 minutes.  Add green onions, thyme, hot pepper sauce and sage.  Transfer mixture to a large bowl.  (NOTE:  This can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.  But be sure to bring to room temperature before continuing.)

Add cornbread to sausage mixture.  (If you’ve baked your own, weigh 12 – 16 ounces of it.  I know it sounds compulsive but it’s worth it:  whatever is left over, you can eat. ) Cut into small cubes or crumble, either way is fine, before adding to sausage.) Add salt and pepper to taste.

Butter a 13X 9 Pyrex dish, a gratin dish or baking pan.  Add 3/4-1 1/2 cups of chicken stock to the stuffing, just enough to moisten.  Cover the stuffing with a buttered piece of tin foil, buttered side down and bake until heated through, 30 minutes.  Uncover and bake until top is golden, about 20 minutes more.

Makes 10 – 12 servings.

Adapted from Bruce Aidells

 

THE BEST BUTTERY CORN BREAD


Heat oven to 400° F.   Butter a 9X5X3 inch loaf pan.

1½ cups yellow cornmeal
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup flour, sifted
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1½ cups milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled

In a bowl, combine cornmeal, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt.   In a separate bowl, mix milk, eggs, and cooled butter.  Stir liquids into dry ingredients.  Do not overmix. 

Pour batter into greased loaf pan.  Bake until golden on top,  35 – 40 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.  Then remove from pan and allow to cool completely on rack. 

Makes one loaf

Adapted from Martha Stewart

 

Katherine Reback

 

 

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