Southern Cornbread Dressing With Oysters And Sausage Recipe

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• (about 2 1/2 pounds; 1 1/4 kilograms), cut into 3/4-inch dice
• 1 stick unsalted butter (113 grams), plus more for greasing dish
• 1 pound (500 grams) sweet Italian sausage, removed from casing
• 1 large onion, finely chopped (about 2 cups; 300 grams)
• 2 large stalks celery, finely chopped (about 1 cup; 200 grams)
• 1/2 medium fennel bulb, finely chopped (about 1 cup; 200 grams)
• 2 medium cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons; 10 grams)
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
• 3 cups
• or low-sodium broth (700 milliliters), divided
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon leaves
• 1/4 cup minced flat-leaf parsley leaves (about 1/4 ounce; 8 grams), divided
• 2 cups raw oysters and their liquor (470 milliliters; about 32 medium oysters), oysters chopped (see note)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and upper-middle positions. Preheat oven to 425u0b0F. Spread cornbread evenly over 2 rimmed baking sheets. Stagger sheets on oven racks and bake until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
2. In a large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat until foaming subsides, about 2 minutes, without allowing butter to brown. Add sausage and mash with stiff whisk or potato masher to break up into fine pieces (largest pieces should be no bigger than 1/4 inch). Cook, stirring frequently, until only a few bits of pink remain, about 8 minutes. Add onion, celery, fennel, garlic, and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add half of chicken stock.
3. Whisk remaining chicken stock, eggs, tarragon, and 3 tablespoons parsley in a medium bowl until homogeneous. Stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, slowly pour egg mixture into sausage mixture. Add cornbread cubes, oysters, and oyster liquor and fold gently until evenly mixed. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
4. Transfer dressing to a buttered 9- by 13-inch rectangular baking dish or 10- by 14-inch oval dish. The dressing can be covered with aluminum foil and refrigerated for up to 2 days at this point (the flavor will improve as it sits). When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375u0b0F. Uncover dressing and bake until an instant-read thermometer reads 150u0b0F when inserted into center of dish and dressing is crisped on top, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes, sprinkle with remaining parsley, and serve.

recipe, unsalted butter, sweet italian sausage, onion, stalks celery, fennel bulb, garlic, thyme, broth, eggs, tarragon, flatleaf parsley, oysters, kosher salt

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/11/cornbread-oyster-stuffing-recipe.html (may not work)