Winter Fruit And Nut Stuffing Recipe - Cooking Index
Winter Fruit And Nut Stuffing Recipe - Cooking Index
Caramelized pears plus dried apricots, cranberries, and prunes add intense fruit flavor to this stuffing from Rochelle Palermo Torres, a freelance recipe developer and cooking teacher.
Type: Side dish| 12 tablespoons | 180ml | Butter - (1 1/2 sticks) |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Anjou pears - peeled, cored, (large) |
| And cut into 1/2" cubes | ||
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Sugar |
| 3/4 teaspoon | 3.8ml | Ground cinnamon |
| 4 cups | 250g / 8.8oz | Chopped onions |
| 1 1/2 cups | 165g / 5.8oz | Chopped celery |
| 1 1/2 cups | 355ml | Sauternes |
| = (or other sweet white wine) | ||
| 1 1/2 cups | 219g / 7.7oz | Chopped pitted prunes |
| 1 1/2 cups | 219g / 7.7oz | Chopped dried apricots |
| 1 cup | 93g / 3.3oz | Dried cranberries |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Chopped fresh rosemary |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Chopped fresh sage |
| 14 cups | 3318ml | Cubed (1/2") crustless firm white bread - - (abt 1 1/2 lbs) |
| 1 cup | 146g / 5.1oz | Pecans - toasted, chopped |
| Salt - to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste |
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pears; sprinkle with sugar. Saute until pears are golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to very large bowl; mix in cinnamon. Melt remaining 10 tablespoons butter in same skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery; saute until golden, about 15 minutes. Add wine and next 5 ingredients. Simmer until liquid is reduced almost to glaze and mixture is soft and moist, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Mix into pears. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Reheat to lukewarm before continuing.)
Mix bread and pecans into fruit mixture. Season stuffing with salt and pepper.
To bake stuffing in turkey: Loosely fill main cavity and neck cavity of turkey with stuffing. Generously butter baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover dish with buttered foil, buttered-side down. Bake stuffing in dish -- alongside turkey or while turkey is resting -- until heated through, about 25 minutes. Uncover stuffing in dish. Bake until top of stuffing is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 minutes longer.
To bake stuffing in dish: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter 13- by 9- by 2-inch glass baking dish. Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Bake uncovered until heated through, about 35 minutes.
This recipe yields 12 servings.
Source:
Bon Appetit, November 2002
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