Ingredients:
2 cups chopped onion
1 1/2 cups chopped celery stalks
1 pound sweet Italian sausage
5 cups crumbled yellow cornbread
1 cup lightly packed crumbs/cubes of fresh homemade-type lightweight white bread
2 eggs lightly beaten
2-3 tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
1/2 cup raisins soaked in sherry
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 stick melted butter, salt and freshly ground pepper
- Break up sausage meat and saute in frying pan (until color changes from reddish to gray). - Move into a large bowl. - In residual fat, saute onions until tender. - Add celery and saute for two more minutes. - Blend in the onions and celery with the sausage meat. - Add crumbled cornbread, white bread, eggs, sage, raison, and pecans. - Fold in melted butter. - Add salt and pepper to taste. - Bake — do not stuff the bird — at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until lightly browned.