Mouse's Favorite Cornbread Dressing
1 skillet of your favorite cornbread
(We make ours with buttermilk and real lard!)
1 large onion, chopped
3 -4 stalks of celery, washed and chopped
As many celery leaves as you can scrape off the stalks, washed and chopped. ( We like a LOT of them)
1 raw egg
2 hardboiled eggs, cooled, peeled and chopped
4 - 5 slices of regular white sandwich bread, stale and torn up into bits
3 - 5 tablespoons sage, depending on your tastes
salt & pepper
chicken broth
Let your cornbread cool completely and if possible, let it set out for a day or so to dry out. Break it up in a large bowl along with the white bread. Add the chopped onions, celery, celery leaves, sage, boiled eggs, salt and pepper. Toss together until well mixed.
In a seperate bowl or measuring cup, combine 1 raw egg with at least 3 cups of chicken broth. Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Place the ingredients in a 9 x 12 baking dish or cake pan. Add enough chicken broth to make the top of the dressing look very wet. Slide into a pre-heated 400 oven and bake for about an hour. Cooking times vary with your stove and the pan you use. The dressing is done when the top is golden brown and the onions are tender.
Good enough to make any turkey proud!
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