My Photo

search the juice

January 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    

traffic


  • Food & Drink Blog Top Sites

« French 'Yellow Tail' ?? | Main | France's Budget Bubbly »

23 November 2004

non-Traditional Stuffing for Thanksgiving

Try this recipe (from Epicurious) in lieu of grandma's stuffing recipe.  Change is good.

WILD RICE, SAUSAGE AND FENNEL STUFFINGWildturkeys

3 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
1 1/2 cups wild rice (about 9 ounces), rinsed, drained
1 cup water
2 teaspoons fennel seeds

1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
3 small fennel bulbs, trimmed, chopped (about 2 1/2 cups)
2 medium onions, chopped (about 2 cups)
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts (optional)

Combine broth, rice, 1 cup water and fennel seeds in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer until rice is tender, stirring occasionally, about 55 minutes. Drain. Sauté sausage in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to paper towels and drain.

Add chopped fennel bulbs and onions to drippings in skillet. Sauté over medium-high heat until vegetables are golden, about 10 minutes. Add rice and sausage to skillet. Sauté until heated through, about 3 minutes. Stir in walnuts, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. If serving as side dish, rewarm covered in 350°F. oven for 20 minutes.) Transfer to bowl and serve. If using as stuffing, cool completely and fill bird.

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
https://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d83452253e69e200d834dc4bd869e2

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference non-Traditional Stuffing for Thanksgiving:

Comments

thebizofknowledge

I stumbled across your blog while I was doing some online research. I love the taste of fennel and think it would make a really flavorful addition to stuffing. A must try!

The comments to this entry are closed.

site sponsors

Vino Voyeur

ads

subscribe

cc