Apple, Onion, Sage and Sour Cream Dressing
- Heart and gizzard from the turkey (optional)
- 4 medium onions, chopped coarse
- 4 tablespoons butter or chicken fat
- 2 tart apples, cored, peeled and chopped coarse
- 1 teaspoon sugar (or to taste)
- 3 to 4 cups cubed day-old white bread (preferably Italian)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons ground sage (or to taste)
- 2 cups sour cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Boil the heart and gizzard in lightly salted water for 30 minutes or until tender.
- Drain, chop fine and reserve.
- Saute the onions in the butter until slightly softened.
- Add the apple to the onion and saute briefly, adding sugar to taste.
- Put the apple-onion mixture and the reserved giblets into a large bowl, add the bread, sage, sour cream and salt and pepper and toss to mix thoroughly.
- Check the seasoning, spoon the dressing into an oven-proof dish and bake at 325-350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, basting occasionally with juices from the turkey pan.
turkey, onions, butter, tart apples, sugar, white bread, ground sage, sour cream, salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/687 (may not work)