Ingredients

  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large onion, finely diced
  • 3 ribs celery, finely diced
  • Kosher salt
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed and finely diced
  • 1 pound spicy sausage, casing removed, broken up into bite-size chunks
  • 10 sage leaves, finely chopped
  • 3 sprigs rosemary, leaves chopped
  • 10 cups stale cornbread, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 3 to 4 cups chicken stock
  • 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups dried cranberries

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Coat a large saute pan over medium heat, with olive oil and add the onions and celery.
  • Season with salt and cook the vegetables until they start to become soft and are very aromatic.
  • Add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Stir in the sausage and cook until the sausage browns.
  • Sprinkle in the sage and rosemary and remove from the heat.
  • In a large bowl add the cornbread cubes and toss in the/sausage mixture.
  • Add the chicken stock and knead with your hands until the bread is very moist and wet.
  • Taste to check for seasoning and season with salt, if needed (it does).
  • Stir in the walnuts and the dried cranberries.
  • Transfer to an ovenproof serving dish.
  • Roast until the stuffing is hot all the way through and it is crusty on top.
  • Remove from the oven and serve.
  • MMMMM...stuffing!