Fig and Pecan Stuffing With Sage from Chef Rachelle Boucher
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups diced celery
- 2 cups diced onions
- 2 cups quartered dried figs, trim off tough stems (apx.10 oz.)
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter (4 oz.)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt (to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 2 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup vegetable stock
- 1 (14 ounce) bag toasted unseasoned bread cubes (apx. 13 cups)
- 3 cups whole toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup chopped Italian parsley
- 1⁄3 cup chopped fresh sage
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh thyme
directions
- 1. Preheat a large sauté or frying pan on medium high heat. When pan is hot add olive oil and drop an onion piece into the hot oil. When it sizzles turn up the heat and add celery, onions, and figs. Toss to coat and reduce heat to a medium-high and sauté for 5 to 7 minutes until translucent. Reduce heat and add butter pieces, salt and pepper. Toss to combine and remove from heat. Add 2 cups of stock. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, pecans, parsley, sage and thyme.
- Add vegetable and stock mixture and combine well. Taste and adjust seasoning. Stuffing should be well seasoned. Add additional stock as needed for moist, but not soggy stuffing. Stuffing used to stuff poultry should just cling together. Stuffing or “dressing” cooked in a separate dish needs more moisture.
- To stuff poultry, be sure to use room temperature stuffing. Stuff and cook the bird immediately. Cold stuffing can hinder the cooking process. Do not over stuff the cavity, as stuffing expands and it will again slow the cooking process. When storing leftovers, remove any remaining stuffing from the cavity to allow leftovers to cool quickly.
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