Julia Child Day Thanksgiving recipes

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CORNBREAD, SAGE, AND SAUSAGE STUFFING Yield: Serves 6 to 8

INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 pound sausage meat (optional), casings removed
2 cups onions, diced
1 1/2 cups celery stalks, roughly chopped
5 cups yellow day old cornbread (a box-label recipe is ne here), crumbled
1 1/2 cups French bread crumbs
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 to 2 tablespoon sage, chopped
1/2 cup broth (chicken or vegetable)

*Adapted from a Julia and Jacques Pepin recipe

1. Prepare cornbread according to mix directions. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the canola oil and butter. Add the sausage
and cook, breaking it up into small pieces and stirring often, until browned, about 6 to 8
minutes. Scrape the sausage into a large mixing bowl, leaving rendered fat in the pan.

3. Return the skillet to medium heat and add the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Cook,
stirring often, until onions begin to soften, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add the celery and cook for an
additional 2 to 3 minutes.

4. Add the sautéed vegetables to the sausage, along with the cornbread and bread crumbs.
Combine the sage and eggs in a small bowl and pour into the stu ng mixture. Fold in the
broth and season with salt and pepper to taste.

5. Julia suggests stu ng the cavity of the turkey and baking according to the roaster time. If
baking separately from the turkey, place the stu ng in a 9x9 baking dish, cover with foil, and
bake for 20 to 30 minutes, Do not overbake otherwise the stu ng will dry out.

EQUIPMENT:
Large skillet
Measuring spoons
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Measuring cups
Cutting board
Knife
Wooden spoon
Large mixing bowl
Small bowl for eggs
Liquid measuring cup
9 x 9 baking dish
Foil

CRANBERRY CHUTNEY Yield: 2 1/2 cups

INGREDIENTS:
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and cut into a 1/4-inch dice
1 lemon
1 cup orange juice
1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar, plus more if needed
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne, plus more to taste

1. Remove the zest of a lemon using a vegetable peeler and cut them lemon lengthwise into
quarters. Cut each quarter into 1/4-inch quarters.

2. Add the orange juice and cranberries into a sturdy 2- or 3-quart saucepan and set over
medium-high heat. Add the apple and lemon pieces, the strips of lemon peel, vinegar, sugar,
salt, and cayenne. Cover the pan and bring to the boil over high heat. Stir the ingredients and
reduce the heat to medium. cook covered for about 5 minutes, until all the cranberries have
burst.

3. Uncover the pan, reduce the heat, and simmer for another 4 or 5 minutes, until the chutney is
thick. Taste and stir in small amounts more vinegar, sugar, salt, or cayenne, as you like. Cool to
room temperature before serving. The chutney will keep in the refrigerator several weeks, or
longer if you freeze it.

EQUIPMENT:
Cutting board
Knife
Vegetable peeler
Liquid measuring cup
Measuring spoons
2 to 3 quart saucepan with cover
Wooden spoon

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