Description
Jalapeños, cheddar cheese, and sausage make this cornbread stuffing something special. Who said Thanksgiving sides had to be the same every year?
Ingredients
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Stuffing
- 8 cups dried cornbread (use your favorite recipe or see recipe below)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 12oz. Jones Dairy Farm Pork Sausage
- 2 cups chopped yellow onions
- 1/2 cups 1/4-inch slices celery
- 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 2 large eggs
Cornbread
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 medium jalapeño chile, cored, seeded, and chopped fine
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 3/4 cup fontina cheese
- 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup frozen corn kernels (3 1/2 ounces), thawed
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
Instructions
Stuffing
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter 9×13 casserole pan; set aside.
- In a large skillet melt butter over medium-high heat. Add sausage and onions, stir and break up sausage; cook sausage and is cooked through, about 7 minutes. Add to bowl with bread, stir in herbs, salt, and pepper. Drizzle in 1 cup broth, gently toss.
- Whisk together 1 cup broth and eggs in a small bowl. Add to bread mixture, gently fold until thoroughly combined. Transfer to prepared dish, cover with foil, and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of dressing registers 160°, about 40 minutes.
Cornbread
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cover a 8-inch square pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, cayenne, jalapeño, salt, and cheeses in medium bowl until combined. Create a well in the center; set aside. In food processor or blender, process brown sugar, thawed corn kernels, and buttermilk until combined, about 5 seconds.
- Add eggs and process until well combined (a few corn lumps will remain), about 5 seconds longer. Pour mixture into well of dry ingredients and begin folding dry ingredients into wet with a just a few turns to combine. Add melted butter and continue folding until dry ingredients until are just moistened. Pour batter into prepared baking dish; use an offset spatula to smooth out surface.
- Bake until deep golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and allow to cool, about 25 minutes.
- Cut into ¼ inch pieces and allow to dry out completely, about 2 days or place in oven at 200 degrees F and bake for 3 hours.
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: Holiday