How do you make Thanksgiving Stuffing?

[OREGUN]

I did forget to include that we use pork sausage in it, so I’ll give you that. Hahaha regarding your “ ego move” comment.

And the sandwich is not absurd. Just because you never eaten something doesn’t make it absurd, it just means that your simple and unaware…

I just don’t like sandwiches (particularly ones made of Turkey) or mayonnaise or white bread. So, absurd. And don’t call me simple after misusing the word “your” when you meant “you’re”.

 

[lash]

I just don’t like sandwiches (particularly ones made of Turkey) or mayonnaise or white bread. So, absurd. And don’t call me simple after misusing the word “your” when you meant “you’re”.

Touché

 

[Nik H]

Rattlesnake Eggs/Jalapeno poppers.

Slice the jalapenos in half and cut out the seeds, etc.

Then put in cooked bacon, chopped fine. And whatever other things you want. This time I used finely chopped onions and I had some pickled sweet peppers that I diced. I also added some hot sauce (that goes in the Jalapeno first.) Then cover the whole thing with a thick layer of finely-shredded cheddar (though Jack works well and is the 'traditional' Texas topping. Mozzarella works really well, too. Then bake until the cheese melts. 400 or so for about 15 minutes.

This is after baking, before battering.

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Then I let them sit in the 'fridge for a couple of days. It sort of dries them out a bit. Makes it easier to get the batter to stick. And the ingredients can blend a bit.

Once you are ready to cook.... stir up batter. I made mine from store-bought Hush Puppy mix, with seasoned Panko added. And my latest thing is "The Colonel's seasoned flour" added into the mixture. Which was an impulse purchase at the grocery store and is basically KFC ripoff. It's damn good in all kinds of things! Add water until the mixture is more runny than it would be for hush puppies. So you can dip the peppers in the batter and get a thick layer on.

Dip each popper in whisked egg. Then coat very well with hush puppy mix. Then right into 350 degree oil (I used Peanut oil in cast iron) and cook until brown. I can get 3 - 4 in the pot at a time. Flip a couple of times during cooking. Drain while removing. The batter won't stick to the pepper side all that well. But it will stick really well on the top where the cheese is.

I had leftover batter, so I 'double battered' a few and back into the pot. Those came out amazing! The double batter was awesome and crisped up the whole thing beautifully!

Eat right away while hot... Or they will keep and you can bake them to reheat. That's what most of these are for... reheating in air fryer tomorrow.

But Right out of the pot they are just amazing. I had to eat a couple this afternoon because I had to! I use various dips.... Sour cream. Garlic Aioli. Salsa or Marinara. Russian Dressing? Use your imagination. Or eat plain. But dipping them is great!

Rattlesnake eggs are totally one of my favorite appetizers!

Cheers,

Sirhr

Sounds incredible. I will definitely try it out

Thanks again!

 

[BLEE]

Down here, we eat cornbread dressing and it's the star of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Stuffing doesn't compare.

 

[Major Wader]

We do cornbread dressing, not stuffing. Seasoned cornbread mixed with diced cooked celery, raw eggs, broth, and more chicken than you would think could fit.

Bake at 375 F in it's own pan until firm, but still moist. Turkey cooks separate for numerous reasons, most of which were detailed above.

But we usually have some variation of a turducken. Tomorrow's feature with be a turduquapigken casserole. Pork sausage, cooked rice, diced apple, celery, chunked up turkey, chicken, quail, and duck, with broth and parmesan cheese mixed in. Again, bake until firm but still moist.

 

[JimTN]

 

[WTF-2-EDC]

 

[LuvDog]

as long as somebody doesn't try to make "fancy" dressing with fruit and/or nuts, that is my favorite part of the holiday.
turkey noodle soup with leftovers, with dollops of dressing (like dumplings) is great!

My MIL likes to make oyster dressing and not warn anyone what it is

 

[chevy_man]

I'm smoking the turkey after brining for about 8hrs. We don't stuff our bird around here, we have dressing as a side instead. Which consists of ground up cornbread, biscuits, celery, onion, and spices and ends up as a sheet baked thing that is amazing at 11PM with a couple of deviled eggs.

Oh, the wife has her deviled egg game down.

Use spicy brown mustard, Mayo, and some old bay seasoning.

So much better than the typical yellow mustard and paprika.

 

[HPIguy]

Oh, the wife has her deviled egg game down.

Use spicy brown mustard, Mayo, and some old bay seasoning.

So much better than the typical yellow mustard and paprika.

All that but the Old Bay sounds good. BUT, bear in mind, I grew up in the dirty old south where every seafood is drowned in Old Bay. I'd have to try one, but I'll eat anything once.

 

[chevy_man]

All that but the Old Bay sounds good. BUT, bear in mind, I grew up in the dirty old south where every seafood is drowned in Old Bay. I'd have to try one, but I'll eat anything once.

Subbing old bay for paprika is ok, just so long as there's no yellow mustard involved.

 

[HPIguy]

Subbing old bay for paprika is ok, just so long as there's no yellow mustard involved.

I'd try it, as long as the Old Bay isn't overdone.

 

[hollowoutadime]

ask the wife.

 

[Spartan67]

Get her drunk 1st?

 

[LuckyLuke80]

Oh, the wife has her deviled egg game down.

Use spicy brown mustard, Mayo, and some old bay seasoning.

So much better than the typical yellow mustard and paprika.

You should smoke those deviled eggs. Takes them to the next level

 

[wvfarrier]

It’s that time of year again. When happy families gather with all their loved ones and maybe some not so loved ones, to celebrate the bounty life brings, or not.

So the most important question on everyone’s minds is making the stuffing for the turkey, right?

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It’s probably obvious to all that a good stuffing uses cubed toasted bread with spices, giblets and neck that have been steeped with celery, garlic and onion (the resulting broth used later in the preparation) then broken down to add to the mix. Celery, onion, garlic, poultry seasoning and other spices, all mixed with some additional chicken broth to the right consistency and stuffed into the cavities of the turkey while hot. Then also a large casserole pan of the same stuffing baked with it so that there’s enough.

Then, after Thanksgiving dinner, a later night huge sandwich with turkey, that same stuffing, cranberry sauce and mayonnaise on a heavy white bread for dessert.

I mean, is there another way?

I open the container that Bob Evans sold me

 

[tomcatmv]

Rattlesnake Eggs/Jalapeno poppers.

Slice the jalapenos in half and cut out the seeds, etc.

Then put in cooked bacon, chopped fine. And whatever other things you want. This time I used finely chopped onions and I had some pickled sweet peppers that I diced. I also added some hot sauce (that goes in the Jalapeno first.) Then cover the whole thing with a thick layer of finely-shredded cheddar (though Jack works well and is the 'traditional' Texas topping. Mozzarella works really well, too. Then bake until the cheese melts. 400 or so for about 15 minutes.

This is after baking, before battering.

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Then I let them sit in the 'fridge for a couple of days. It sort of dries them out a bit. Makes it easier to get the batter to stick. And the ingredients can blend a bit.

Once you are ready to cook.... stir up batter. I made mine from store-bought Hush Puppy mix, with seasoned Panko added. And my latest thing is "The Colonel's seasoned flour" added into the mixture. Which was an impulse purchase at the grocery store and is basically KFC ripoff. It's damn good in all kinds of things! Add water until the mixture is more runny than it would be for hush puppies. So you can dip the peppers in the batter and get a thick layer on.

Dip each popper in whisked egg. Then coat very well with hush puppy mix. Then right into 350 degree oil (I used Peanut oil in cast iron) and cook until brown. I can get 3 - 4 in the pot at a time. Flip a couple of times during cooking. Drain while removing. The batter won't stick to the pepper side all that well. But it will stick really well on the top where the cheese is.

I had leftover batter, so I 'double battered' a few and back into the pot. Those came out amazing! The double batter was awesome and crisped up the whole thing beautifully!

Eat right away while hot... Or they will keep and you can bake them to reheat. That's what most of these are for... reheating in air fryer tomorrow.

But Right out of the pot they are just amazing. I had to eat a couple this afternoon because I had to! I use various dips.... Sour cream. Garlic Aioli. Salsa or Marinara. Russian Dressing? Use your imagination. Or eat plain. But dipping them is great!

Rattlesnake eggs are totally one of my favorite appetizers!

Cheers,

Sirhr

If y'all ever get down to South Texas, there's a restaurant in Kemah called T-Bone Tom's that has killer armadillo eggs. They're similar to what Sirh has posted except stuffed with smoked brisket.

 

[Aftermath]

There is an additional step that we employ. We place bacon on top of the turkey as it cooks so the bacon drippings soak into the turkey. As the bacon gets crisped on top of the bird we remove and place more bacon. Take the crisped bacon and chop finely. (plan on 10-20% wastage as the cook nibbles on the bacon strips before they get chopped up). By the time the bird with the stuffing inside is done you will have a large bowl of diced bacon. remove stuffing from bird when done, add bacon to the stuffing and mix well. The bacon soaked turkey will be moist and your stuffing will have a nice hint of salty bacon that really sets the stuffing off.

Meh....

Deep fried turkey in Bacon Up

Cornbread dressing (that's "stuffing" that ain't been stuffed) on the side. Sans nuts and fruit.

 

[pmclaine]

With love….

 

[buffalowinter]

My Thanksgiving responsibilities

 

[Nik H]

With love….

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Happy T-Day, Phil...that is hilarious

 

[pmclaine]

Happy T-Day, Phil...that is hilarious

Nothing like a creatively placed Locanico with two jumbo olives…..

 

[chevy_man]

You should smoke those deviled eggs. Takes them to the next level

I do have a 15 lb prime rib on the smoker right now.... I'll report back.

 

[lash]

You should smoke those deviled eggs. Takes them to the next level

I tried that once, but couldn’t get the pipe lit.

Bah Dum, Tssss!