Pocket Dressing
- Olive oil, for the muffin tins
- 1 pound buttermilk biscuits (about 12 2 1/2-inch biscuits) or 1/2 loaf stale white bread
- 1 batch cornbread from 8-inch-square pan, preferably not sweet (see note)
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter
- 1 large onion, chopped, (1 1/2 cups)
- 5 stalks celery, chopped (2 cups)
- 5 sage leaves, roughly chopped
- 10 ounces roasted chestnuts (store-bought is fine), chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 1 pound shiitake or cremini mushrooms (or a combination), chopped
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 to 3 cups turkey broth
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly oil 2 12-cup muffin tins.
- Finely crumble biscuits and cornbread into a large bowl with your hands; set aside.
- Melt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Add celery and cook 4 more minutes.
- Stir in sage and chestnuts and season with salt and pepper to taste; transfer to the bowl with biscuit and cornbread crumbs.
- Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until they have released most of their liquid and are beginning to brown, about 8 minutes; remove to the bowl with onion mixture and crumbs.
- Add eggs and 2 cups turkey broth to bowl and stir until everything is well-combined and moist.
- The mixture should hold together when squeezed in your hand.
- Add up to 1/2 cup more broth if mixture is too dry.
- Form mixture into 3-inch balls with your hands.
- Flatten balls slightly between your palms, then set them in prepared muffin tins.
- Use your thumb or fingers to form a dimple in the top of each.
- Fill dimples with turkey broth.
- Transfer to oven and bake until the tops are browned and starting to crisp, about 40 minutes.
- Serve alongside turkey, drizzled with gravy if you like, or wrap the patties individually if serving as a portable snack.
olive oil, buttermilk, batch, butter, onion, stalks celery, sage, chestnuts, salt, shiitake, eggs, turkey broth
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016927 (may not work)