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Hands on time: 45 minutes Total time: 2 hours and 30 minutes Serves: 14
Ingredients:
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FOR CORNBREAD:
2 cups white cornmeal
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups buttermilk
3 eggs, lightly beaten
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
FOR DRESSING:
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, divided
4 tablespoons bacon fat
3 medium yellow onions, chopped (about 2 cups)
4 to 5 stalks celery with fine leaves, chopped (about 2 cups)
2 large shallots, finely chopped
2 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
3 cups pecan halves, toasted
1 cup chicken stock, or more as needed
4 eggs, slightly beaten
Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions:
Prepare the cornbread:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, salt and baking soda. Whisk in the buttermilk and eggs. Set aside.
Place the butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or a 9-by-9-inch baking pan. Place the skillet or pan in the oven until the butter melts and bubbles. Carefully remove the pan from oven, and swirl the butter to coat, then pour it into the batter. Mix well to combine, then transfer the batter to the pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the cornbread is golden brown and crusty. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
Tear the cooled cornbread into large (1 1/2-inch) pieces, and allow to sit, uncovered, overnight to dry out. Alternately, you can put the cornbread pieces on a baking sheet in a warm oven for 30 minutes to dry out.
Prepare the dressing:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly oil or butter a 9-by-13-by-2-inch casserole dish.
In a heavy skillet over medium, heat 4 tablespoons of the butter and the bacon fat. Add the onions, celery and shallots and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the thyme and sage, then cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender but not browned, about 15 minutes.
In a large bowl, toss the cornbread pieces with the toasted pecans halves and the cooked vegetables.
Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter, then whisk it together with the broth and eggs. Pour this mixture over the dressing and toss well to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer the dressing to the prepared casserole dish, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until golden brown, about another 15 to 20 minutes.
-- Adapted from Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock’s “The Gift of Southern Cooking,” (Knopf, 2003)
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, salt and baking soda. Whisk in the buttermilk and eggs. Set aside.
Place the butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or a 9-by-9-inch baking pan. Place the skillet or pan in the oven until the butter melts and bubbles. Carefully remove the pan from oven, and swirl the butter to coat, then pour it into the batter. Mix well to combine, then transfer the batter to the pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the cornbread is golden brown and crusty. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
Tear the cooled cornbread into large (1 1/2-inch) pieces, and allow to sit, uncovered, overnight to dry out. Alternately, you can put the cornbread pieces on a baking sheet in a warm oven for 30 minutes to dry out.
Prepare the dressing:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly oil or butter a 9-by-13-by-2-inch casserole dish.
In a heavy skillet over medium, heat 4 tablespoons of the butter and the bacon fat. Add the onions, celery and shallots and sauté for 5 minutes. Add the thyme and sage, then cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender but not browned, about 15 minutes.
In a large bowl, toss the cornbread pieces with the toasted pecans halves and the cooked vegetables.
Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter, then whisk it together with the broth and eggs. Pour this mixture over the dressing and toss well to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer the dressing to the prepared casserole dish, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until golden brown, about another 15 to 20 minutes.
-- Adapted from Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock’s “The Gift of Southern Cooking,” (Knopf, 2003)
Nutrition:
Per serving: 415 calories (percent of calories from fat, 68), 9 grams protein, 25 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams fiber, 32 grams fat (10 grams saturated), 138 milligrams cholesterol, 510 milligrams sodium.
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