Oyster (Un)Stuffing


Ingredients:
25 slices torn sandwich bread
1 pint shucked oysters, drained (reserve liquid)
two large onions, diced (about 1 lb)
1 bunch celery, diced (about 1 lb)
1 bunch parsley, minced
1/2 loving cup chicken or turkey stock
two 1/2 tablespoons butter
two eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon bounding main salt
zest of 1 lemon


Directions:
In a large pan, saute celery in addition to onions inward butter in addition to olive crude over real depression estrus until the onions are translucent. Do non brown. Allow to cool slightly. Add to breadstuff cubes inward bowl in addition to add together spices, zest in addition to parsley. Combine amongst egg, oysters in addition to broth. Add oyster liquor to farther moisten if necessary. Form medium-sized balls. Refrigerate until gear upwards to use.

Place balls inward the bottom of the roasting pan nether the rack in addition to around the turkey on the rack for the end 1/2 hr of roasting.



Yield: 8-10 servings
My thoughts:
I've ever heard nearly oyster stuffing in addition to its popularity, specially hither inward the mid-Atlantic exactly never truly had it until I made this. I grew upwards eating a to a greater extent than basic stuffing exactly equally an adult I've branched out a chip spell withal making the stuffing into balls in addition to arranging them around the turkey. It truly is the best agency to become the flavor of the turkey without compromising the cooking fourth dimension or security of the turkey. Anyway, I am non certain what traditional ingredients are inward oyster stuffing likewise oysters in addition to thus I added my favorites, celery seed in addition to lemon zest along amongst some basic seasonings. I loved it. The oysters added a non bad flavor in addition to made the stuffing look extra special in addition to worth the effort. Not to cite it was a non bad excuse to purchase some local, Chesapeake Bay oysters which I ever appreciate.

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