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Cranberry, Chestnut, Shallot & Orange Sausage Meat Stuffing Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 2 oz butter .
  • 4 oz dried cranberries .
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves stripped .
  • 1 large orange, zest of .
  • 4 oz vacuum packed chestnuts, sliced .
  • salt & black pepper .
  • 2 cooking apples, cored & sliced into cubes .
  • 1 tbsp sliced fresh celery tops .
  • 6 pink shallots, peeled & roughly sliced .
  • 6 oz stale bread, cut into cubes .
  • 1 lb good quality pork sausage .
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves stripped

Directions
  • Step #1 Melt butter In a large-ish pan & carefully fry the sliced shallots, rosemary & thyme leaves together for about 10 mins or until shallots are soft & golden.
  • Step #2 Tip them into a large bowl & add the celery tops, chestnuts, bread, apples, cranberries & orange zest.
  • Step #3 Divide the sausage meat into small balls the size of walnuts.
  • Step #4 Fry in the juices from the shallots in the same pan until the pieces are golden & well cooked.
  • Step #5 Add to the bowl with the other ingredients.
  • Step #6 Stir to mix well, mashing all the ingredients together with the back of a fork.
  • Step #7 Spice up with salt & black pepper.
  • Step #8 Use the stuffing to stuff the neck end of a large chicken or turkey.
  • Step #9 Put the remaining stuffing into a well greased ovenproof dish & cover with buttered foil wrap.
  • Step #10 Bake in a pre-heated oven 180C/360F or Gas mark 4 for about 45 mins or until well cooked through.
  • Step #11 You can remove the foil wrap for the last 15 mins to brown the top if you wish.
  • Step #12 Makes enough stuffing to stuff a 12-14 lb turkey.
  • Enjoy the Cranberry, Chestnut, Shallot & Orange Sausage Meat Stuffing recipe

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