Byk Stuffing

[freddymo]

Stock for stuffing:
use the neck and bits that come with Turkey cover with 2 qts water toss a med onion in pot clean skin on cut in half, 1 to 2 large carrots cleaned and cut and 2 stalks celery. No salt but whole peppercorns a bay leaf. simmer 90 minutes let cool and strain. THIS IS CRITICAL for great stuffing

Find 2 large loafs of bread leave them out over night find good bread not the crap wonder bread my mom used. Cube the bread in 1' chunks lay out on sheet pan and put in oven 225 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes DO NOT TOAST although a small amount browning acceptable..Let cool set aside

In a large pan sweat down in oil Carrots, Celery, Mushrooms, Onions use some salt to remove moisture. let cool

I dont use sausage meat but if you do brown it separately into crumpled bits and set aside after its cooked through.

Combine bread and veg in large bowl(meat optional) and add 1 egg beaten and the strained cooled stock carefully stir the mixture dont break it up too much but make sure its got plenty of moisture..


Dont stuff the bird!!! cook it separately covered at 350 for 40 minutes covered and 10 minutes uncovered at 400 let it rest and then cook the bird.

This will be very good stuff