Memere Bibeault's Meat Stuffing

This recipe is our go to staple of every Thanksgiving/Christmas Dinner. We enjoy it so much that now my Russian in-laws request that I make it even though it is a French Canadian dish. We usually make this the day before we stuff the turkey because it has to cool completely.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 10-12
• Yields: 3-4 lbs Stuffing

Ingredients

• 2  lbs ground beef
• 1  lb ground pork
• 2 -4  small  sausage links
• 1  medium onion, chopped fine
• 2 -3  stalks celery, chopped fine
• 1  turkey liver, from the bird chopped fine
• 1  turkey giblets, from the bird chopped fine
• 1⁄2 tablespoon allspice
•  salt
•  pepper
• 1⁄3 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1  pinch basil
• 1 -2  cup  breadcrumbs

Directions

1. Take the celery and onion and chop it fine. Put it into the pan.
2. Take the giblets and liver, chop them fine and put them into the pan.
3. Take 4 small sausage links and remove the casings and put them into the pan.
4. Put the beef and the pork into the pot and stir everything.
5. Shake in allspice, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper, and basil.
6. Cook on low for 4 hours occasionally stirring the pot so that nothing sticks or burns.
7. Whatever you do, DO NOT DRAIN THE JUICES/FATS whatever you want to call them!
8. Put the bread crumbs inches You want to make sure that you didn't put too much. You need only enough to bind the meats together so that it all sticks.
9. Cook for ten minutes. Taste the stuffing to adjust the seasonings.
10. Keep on low until the stuffing almost sticks on the bottom. Stuffing is done.
11. Cool completely. Stuff the Turkey!
12. ENJOY!