Apple Chestnut Stuffing

Submitted by Annacia

"This is a great stuffing for turkey or chicken but would also go well with pork. From Christine Cushing Live. *NOTE*: time for roasting the chestnuts is not included. Have them ready when you start."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 large onions, finely sliced
• 44.37 ml butter (45 ml)
• 118.29 ml pitted quartered prune (125 ml)
• 113.39 g chestnuts, roasted, peeled and chopped (112 g)
• challah, broken into bite sized bits (1/2 small loaf, day old)
• 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced
• 59.14 ml calvados (or brandy, 60 ml)
• 236.59-354.88 ml chicken stock (250 to 375 ml)
• 3 spartan apples, cored, peel on, diced
• 14.79 ml freshly chopped thyme (15 ml)
• 14.79 ml freshly chopped sage (15 ml)
• 4.92 ml freshly chopped rosemary (5 ml)
• coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• butter, for casserole dish

directions

1. In a large skillet over high heat, melt butter until just golden brown.
2. Add the onions and sauté on high, stirring frequently, until browned, about 5 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to medium and sauté for a further 5 minutes until onions are very soft then add the sliced garlic and sauté 2 more minutes.
4. Add Calvados and 1 cup chicken stock, cook covered, on medium heat, about 10 minutes.
5. Add the apples and herbs and cook for a further 5 to 8 minutes or until apples are tender.
6. Cool to room temperature.
7. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and butter a casserole dish.
8. Combine the bread, chestnuts, prunes and apple mixture in a large bowl. Season with salt and plenty of freshly ground pepper.
9. If mixture has absorbed all the liquid, add the remaining 1/2 cup of stock.
10. Transfer to a buttered casserole dish.
11. Bake covered, until lightly golden on top and hot throughout, 30 to 40 minutes.

Reviews

[weekend cooker]

Other than leaving out the prunes (kids won't eat them), and using red delicious apples made this as written. This was a very nice delicious stuffing. Went well with my recipe#476410, and the leftovers will make for dinner tomorow. (made the full batch). Thanks for a great recipe.