Delicious Thanksgiving Stuffing

Delicious Thanksgiving Stuffing

One of the favorite dishes served at our Thanksgiving or Holiday feasts, is my husband’s delicious stuffing! Each bite is definitely a true symphony of flavors all combined in one.

Prep work:

First step is to preheat the oven to 350°- 375°F. Before placing the stuffing into the oven, make sure to check the internal temperature with an infrared thermometer by pointing it on the stone inside the cooking chamber.

Ingredients:

  • 2 large loaves of bread cubed
  • giblets found inside the cavity of the turkey -optional- (neck, gizzard, liver and heart)
  • 2-3 fresh sage leaves
  • 1 fresh rosemary sprig
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs
  • a handful of fresh chopped parsley
  • 3-4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 medium onions minced
  • 3 large carrots minced
  • 3-4 celery stalks minced
  • 1 to 2 apples chopped
  • cayenne pepper -optional-
  • 8 cups chicken broth -about 2 liters-
  • salt to taste
  • 4 Tablespoons olive oil or enough to coat the bottom of the frying pan and to drizzle on top of the stuffing before baking
  • 1/2 stick butter to add to the oil in the frying pan

Instructions:

Remove the giblets from the turkey and simmer everything in a pot of salted water. This broth you can use to moisten the stuffing before baking. You can also use the broth to make the gravy when you serve your Thanksgiving feast.

Pouring brine on turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-fired oven

Choose fresh rosemary, sage, and thyme. I love to pick mine from our garden. Nothing better than fresh herbs.

Herbs to be placed in turkey to be baked in Fontana brick oven

Cayenne pepper is a great addition to the stuffing.

Herbs and vegetables to be placed in turkey to be baked in Fontana brick oven

Surprisingly my husband has always added one or two apples to the mixture. The result is in no way overpowering, but rather delicious!

Apples and vegetables to be put in turkey and baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

Mince the rosemary, sage and thyme. The aroma and flavor of these fresh herbs will add such depth to this dish.

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme choppedfor turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-fired oven

Wash and set aside the fresh parsley, onions, carrots and celery.

Parsley to be put in seasoning for turkey to be baked in Fontana brick oven

Mince the celery with a sharp knife.

Chopped celery for turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Mince the carrots.

Chopped carrots for turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Mince the sweet onions.

Chopped onion for turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Press the fresh garlic in the garlic press and add it to the other ingredients.. Love this awesome utensil!

Garlic crushed for turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Chop the apples into small pieces. The apples will dissolve in the bread mixture once baked.

Chopped apple for turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Mince the cayenne pepper with a good knife, but make sure to wash your hands as the peppers are very hot.

Chopped hot pepperfor turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-fired oven

Sauté the onions and the garlic in a hot frying pan with a good drizzle of olive oil.

Garlic and onion sautéed for for turkey to be baked in Fontana brick oven

Add the minced carrots and celery to the frying pan and allow to sauté until everything caramelizes.

Celery and carrots sautéed for for turkey to be baked in Fontana brick oven

Add the chopped cellery to the other ingredients and allow everything to sizzle a while longer.

Celery and carrots sautéed for for turkey to be baked in Fontana brick oven

Now add the chopped apples as you continue stirring and scrape bottom of pan with anything caramelizing and sticking.

Apples sautéed for for turkey to be baked in Fontana brick oven

Dice the day old bread into cubes.

Slicing bread for stuffing to be put in turkey baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Place the mixture from the frying pan over the bread.

Sautéed vegetables and apples put in bread for stuffing to be placed in turkey baked in Fontana brick oven

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Salt in stuffing for turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Pour the broth over the bread and the rest of the ingredients.

Chicken broth poured in stuffing Salt in stuffing for turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Drizzle olive oil over all the ingredients and thoroughly mix with your hands.

Stuffing for turkey to be baked in Fontana wood-burning oven

Now you can place some of the stuffing inside both ends of the turkey. The rest of the stuffing can be put into an oven proof dish.

Stuffing for turkey baked in the Fontana wood-burning oven

One of the great advantages of the Fontana Gusto wood-fired oven, is that you can bake several dishes at the same time. Mac and cheese, sweet potato casserole, are baked at the same time as the bread stuffing.

Turkey stuffing baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

The dishes are finally ready to be pulled out of the oven and served.

Turkey stuffing baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

If you have chosen to place some of the stuffing inside the turkey, immediately remove it from the bird once it has been taken out of the oven . Place it on a serving dish and enjoy! You know the turkey is cooked when the internal temperature of the bird reaches 165°F.

Turkey baked in the Fontana wood-fired oven

What is your favorite way to prepare stuffing?

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