Italian Sausage and Mushroom Stuffing

I started making this 7 years ago, back when Martha Stewart was my cooking goddess and I followed all her recipes by heart. Years before that, I always cooked Filipino and Chinese dishes. Alas, I fell in love. My D is not a big fan of pork, salt and fried stuffs. So that rules out more than half of Chinese and Filipino dishes.He’s also not a fan of anything that comes out of a can or box or anything that has no “organic” sticker on it. It was a challenge to cook for Thanksgiving because my repertoire did not include sides and stuffings and what-nots. So I turned to Martha Stewart for guidance….Eventually, I got more confident and adventurous with these stuffings made from scratch and this is the result. Like most of my cooking, this has evolved into  a one pan recipe!

Chop up one onion and 3 sticks of celery. Slice thinly 8 oz of mushrooms and chop some parsley too.
Chop up one onion and 3 sticks of celery. Slice thinly 8 oz of mushrooms and chop some parsley too.

 

Get one pound of Italian sausage, remove skin and cut to little pieces. D loves the one from Whole Foods because it does not taste overly-processed.
Get one pound of Italian sausage, remove skin and cut to little pieces. D loves the one from Whole Foods because it does not taste overly-processed.

Fry up the chopped sausages in olive oil until brown then remove from pan. Replace with the onions and celery so that it sauté’s with the sausage’s flavors, 6 minutes. Throw in the onions and parsley and cook for 2 minutes more.

Now for the good part, add a cup of cooking wine  or any left over white wine (wait, what? why???) then half a cup of raisins.
Now for the good part, add a cup of cooking wine or any left over white wine (wait, what? why???) then half a cup of raisins.
Continue to cook until liquid is almost reduced to half.
Continue to cook until liquid is almost reduced to half.
Tear apart a cup of brioche bread and chop half a cup of pecans then mix with all the stuff in the pan
Tear apart a cup of brioche bread and chop half a cup of pecans then mix with all the stuff in the pan
This is one of those dishes that you can make ahead of time. Cover and refrigerate. To cook, bake in 350 for 20 minutes.
This is one of those dishes that you can make ahead of time. Cover and refrigerate. To cook, bake in 350 for 20 minutes.

 

 

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