Recipe: Sourdough Stuffing with Sausage, Red Onion and Kale

From Food & Wine magazine. Large-cut, colorful ingredients add visual texture to this stuffing.

      
Sourdough Stuffing with Sausage, Red Onion and Kale
Active: 1 hours; Total: 2 hours 20 mins.
Serves 10

Ingredients:
½ stick unsalted butter, cubed, plus more for greasing
1 lb. sweet Italian sausage, casings removed and meat crumbled
2 medium red onions, cut into 1-inch wedges through the core
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and black pepper
1 lb. curly kale, leaves torn
4 large eggs
2½ cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
1¼ lbs. sourdough bread, torn into 2-inch pieces
½ cup chopped parsley
1 Tbsp. thyme leaves
1 tsp. crushed red pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss the sausage, onions and oil and season with salt and black pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes, until browned and softened. Scatter the kale on top of the sausage and onions and roast for about 5 minutes, until just wilted. Transfer one fourth of the mixture to a plate and reserve. Let cool slightly.

2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the chicken stock. Add the bread, the 1/2 stick of butter, the parsley, thyme, crushed red pepper, 1½ teaspoons of salt and 1 teaspoon of black pepper; mix well. Fold in the three-fourths of sausage-kale mixture, then scrape into the prepared baking dish. Decoratively scatter the reserved sausage-kale mixture on top, gently pressing it into the stuffing. Cover the baking dish tightly with foil.

3. Bake the stuffing for 30 minutes, until hot. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer, until lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

      
From "The Ultimate Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Menu" courtesy of Food & Wine Magazine. All rights reserved.

      
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