Mr. Hawthorne has to have a dressing/stuffing
for Thanksgiving.
Has to.
Threatened with the very real possibility
that he was going to pull out a box
of Stove Top Stuffing,
I told him to back off,
get the hell out of the kitchen,
and I'd make my own stuffing.
I started out with a few chestnuts,
cut an "X" in the end,
and roasted for about 20 minutes.
I let Mr. Hawthorne back in the kitchen
long enough to peel the chestnuts.
I put in about 1/2 pound ground sausage,
cooked until done,
breaking it apart with my spatula.
Then I added in the chopped roasted chestnuts
and some chopped water chestnuts I had in the fridge.
Heat through.
I chopped one onion and one stalk of celery
and added that, stirring.
Don't overcook.
You want the celery and onion crispy.
Or at least I do.
Freshly ground salt and pepper.
A bit of the pan drippings went in.
I toasted some bread pieces I'd pulled from
a multi grain boule
and added them at the end.
Voila!
Dressing.
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