mamas english dressing

Name: Mamas English Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 1 package(s) loaf bread; 1 - 2 quart(s) chicken or turkey stock; 1 large onion; 5 stalk(s) celery; 1 turkey liver and heart gizzard optional ( innard bag from turkey); 2 teaspoon(s) thyme, dried; 2 teaspoon(s) sage, dried; 1 teaspoon(s) rosemary, dried; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper; 2 tablespoon(s) oil

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mary hendricks

conyers, GA

Updated on Aug 11, 2019

My English grandmother made this and then my mom for every thanksgiving and Christmas. I think grandma got this from her mom.Grandma would be about 140 yo so this is an old but goody .. I had to learn watching the 2 of them no written recipe. this may be the first time it has been put to writing or texting lol. We lovingly called it dog food as dubbed by my dad and the tradition continues. Always had to double so the kids could have left overs Thou sometimes the reserved for left over ended up being used for the dinner as people like it so much.

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Next day is always better. I had to use store bought bread cubes .. It was to humid and my bread didnt dry out lol better with dried out but those bags of come in hamdy in humid areas .

prep time 10 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Bake

yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 package loaf bread
1 - 2 quarts chicken or turkey stock
1 large onion
5 stalks celery
1 turkey liver and heart gizzard optional ( innard bag from turkey)
2 teaspoons thyme, dried
2 teaspoons sage, dried
1 teaspoon rosemary, dried
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons oil

How To Make mamas english dressing

Step 1

Lay bread out and thoroughly dry out. I usually do this 2 days before making to make sure its dry. Humidity can affect length of drying time. It has to be dried through or it turns to mush. Once bread is dry break into 1 inch pieces and place in large bowl

Step 2

Heat oil in large skillet and add onions and celery. Cook until onions are almost clear and celery is pliable
Step 3

Cook liver heart and gizzards until done and chop Chop up
Step 4

Sprinkle herbs onto bread and toss
Step 5

Add onions celery and chopped liver etc to bread and toss
Step 6

You can use canned stock or juices from the cooked turkey. I use both in mine sometimes the bird doesn't make quite enough so have some canned too incase
Step 7

Pour 1 qt of stock on to bread mixture. Mix well. Keep adding stock by the cup full and mix between additions until when you pat it down there is almost standing liquid. not floating in it but thoroughly soaked. Here again humidity can affect amounts needed
Step 8

Place in casserole dish, cover and bake in preheated 350° oven for 1 hour
Step 9

Uncover and continue to bake until browned and when pushed in center it springs back 20 -30 minutes
Step 10

Dig in!!
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