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Sausage, Apple and Walnut Stuffing

Sausage, Apple and Walnut Stuffing is a traditional American recipe for a classic forcemeat or stuffing of sausage meat, cider, apples and bread flavoured with vegetables and moistened with stock that is typically served for Thanksgiving or Christmas. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Sausage, Apple and Walnut Stuffing.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

35 minutes

Total Time:

55 minutes

Serves:

6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Herb RecipesChicken RecipesBread RecipesVegetable RecipesBaking RecipesChristmas RecipesThanksgiving RecipesUSA Recipes

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Ingredients:

1 large onion, finely diced
3 celery sticks, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
500g spicy sausages (skins removed)
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 3cm cubes
250ml cider
1/2 bunch of sage, leaves finely chopped
90g walnuts, coarsely chopped
700g stale rustic bread (without crusts), cubed
500 to 700ml chicken stock
sea salt, to taste
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
olive oil

Method:

Add a little olive oil to a large frying pan and use to cook the onion and celery for about 6 minutes, or until soft. Season with salt then add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes further.

Break the sausage meat into bite-sized pieces, add to the pan and fry until well browned all over. At this point stir in the apples and cider. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 3 minutes, or until the apples have softened. Sprinkle in the sage leaves and the walnuts and stir to combine then take off the heat.

Turn the mixture into a bowl and stir in the diced bread. Pour in the chicken stock, a little at a time, and knead with your hands until the bread is very moist. Adjust the seasonings to taste then either use to stuff your turkey or turn into a greased ovenproof dish and bake in an oven pre-heated to 180°C for about 20 minutes, or until heated all the way through and nicely crusty on top.

This stuffing can also be shaped into balls before being baked in a roasting tin and used as a garnish for the turkey.

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