SAUSAGE, MUSHROOM, AND APPLE STUFFING

SAUSAGE, MUSHROOM, AND APPLE STUFFING image

Yield 6 people

Number Of Ingredients 24

For the bread crumbs:
1 loaf of garlic and herb Italian style bread (can be subsitutited for French bread, or plain Italian bread)
2 tsp fresh rosemary, roughly chopped
2 tsp fresh sage, roughly chopped
2 tsp ground thyme
2 tsp Chinese five spice
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 lb maple sausage (can substitute sage or plain sausage)
1 stick of butter
½ cup celery
½ large white onion (1 small onion)
2 cloves garlic
½ cup carrots
1 tsp fresh sage, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh thyme, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
1 apple (something a little sweet and tart that's not too soft)
8 oz of mushrooms
1 tsp Chinese five spice
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups broth (vegetable, chicken, turkey, or duck)

Steps:

1. Bread Crumbs: a. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut loaf of bread into 1 inch cubes. Spread onto a cookie sheet and top with about half the spices (save the other half for later). Drizzle with olive oil. b. Place bread in oven for 15 minutes, it should be crispy on top. Take out of oven and flip the bread over. Add the rest of the spices, drizzle the other side with olive oil, and return to the oven for another 10-15 minutes. c. When the bread is crispy take out of the oven. Once it has cooled place the bread in a casserole dish. 2. Cook maple sausage in a pan, when the meat is cooked put it in the casserole dish with the bread. 3. Mix the stick of butter, celery, onion, garlic, carrots, sage, rosemary, parsley, thyme and ginger into the pot you used to cook the meat. At medium heat cook the mixture until the onion and carrots are soft. Add the apple and five spice, cook for about 5 minutes then add the mushrooms. Once the mushrooms are soft remove the mixture from the heat and pour over the top of the casserole dish. Mix the ingredients together and then pour the broth over the mixture. Let stand for 5 minutes. 4. Place the casserole dish in the oven at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes, until stuffing has started to get brown and crispy at the top. Serve.