Amana Stuffing - lean chuck

Method

• Place beef, salt, peppercorns and bay leaves in a medium saucepan.
• Add water to a depth of 1 1/2 inches, cover and place over medium heat.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer gently for approximately 1 hour, or until the beef is tender.
• Remove beef cubes from broth and set aside.
• Do not discard the broth.
• While beef is cooking, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut 2 slices of bread into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Place in a pan in the oven, and toast until they are golden brown.
• Add giblets to beef broth, return to heat, and simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Remove from broth and set aside.
• Remove the peppercorns and bay leaves from the broth.
• Taste the broth.
• If it has a good, strong, meaty flavor, use as is.
• Otherwise, intensify the flavor by reducing until you have 1/2 cup.
• If using a food processor (see note), place the beef cubes, a few at a time, in the bowl and process briefly until meat is coarsely chopped.
• Do not overprocess.
• The meat should not be finely minced or pasty in texture but should have the consistency of cooked hamburger.
• Place chopped beef in a large bowl.
• Remove the meat from necks and add it, together with the other giblets, to the processor bowl.
• Process in a similar manner as the beef.
• Add to the beef.
• Add potato, celery and onion to food processor bowl, and process to chop and mix well.
• Add to the meats.
• Soak the remaining 2 slices of bread in a little water, squeeze dry, tear into pieces, and add to the meats.
• Add 1/2 cup of broth, the salt and sage to the meats, and mix very well, using your hands.
• Just before stuffing the turkey, add toasted bread cubes to the mixture.
• Mix well.
• Do not stuff the turkey until you are ready to put it in the oven.
• If you wish, the stuffing may be made a day ahead of time, but it must be kept refrigerated until ready to use.
• If you have more than enough stuffing, place the remainder in a well-greased loaf or brownie pan, cover with foil, and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove foil for last 15 minutes of cooking to crisp the top.