Quiltingboard Forums - View Single Post - Must Have Side Dish For Thanksgiving

11-14-2011, 09:17 AM

#24

efayard

Junior Member

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: New Orleans area

Posts: 164

For me it's the oyster dressing. Yum.

Oyster Dressing

Ingredients
6 tbs oil
1 ½ cups finely chopped yellow onions
¾ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
¾ cup finely chopped celery
½ teaspoon salt
cayenne pepper or Tony’s Chachere’s creole seasoning to taste
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon minced garlic
½ cup finely chopped green onions, green tops and whites
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
½ cup chicken stock
½ bag Pepperidge Farm Seasoned Bread Cube (blue pk)
1 large egg
1 qt fresh oysters, drained and chopped, and their strained liquor

Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Heavily butter a 2-quart baking dish with 1 tablespoon of butter and set aside.

2. Heat the oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions, bell pepper, celery, salt, cayenne, and bay leaves to the pan and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, green onions, and parsley, and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir the chicken stock into the vegetables and remove from the heat.

3. Add the bread cubes and stir well to incorporate. Break the egg into the mixture and stir well, then add the oysters and their liquor. Pour the oyster dressing into the prepared pan, sprinkle with Italian Bread Crumbs and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and bubbling on top, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. (If the dressing is too juicy, add some Italian Bread Crumbs).

4. Remove the pan from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Reply