Old-Fashioned Egg and Bread Dressing
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped green or red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 2 sprigs chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh marjoram or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- Dash of Tabasco or to taste
- 4 cups bread slices cut into 1/2-inch cubes, toasted
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh or canned chicken broth
- 1 whole egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a skillet.
- Add the onion, pepper, celery, salt, pepper, sage, thyme, marjoram, garlic and Tabasco.
- Cook, stirring, over medium heat until wilted, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl.
- Add the bread, chopped eggs, broth, beaten egg and parsley.
- Blend well and check for seasoning.
- Grease a baking dish with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and put the dressing in it.
- Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes in the oven with the turkey.
- Serve with the turkey.
butter, onion, pepper, celery, salt, fresh sage, thyme, fresh marjoram, garlic, bread, eggs, chicken broth, egg, parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/401 (may not work)