Coda Family Traditional Turkey Stuffing

This stuffing is not for the faint of heart. Recipe for ±15-lb. turkey.

Ingredients

  • 6 thick slices Taylor Ham
  • ½ lb. Ground Beef, 85%
  • ½ lb. Sausage Roll
  • 1 Medium Onion
  • 1 Medium Apple
  • 1 lb. Bag stuffing bread
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sage
  • 1/4 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
  • 3/4-1 cup tap water, room temp.

Directions:

Cut stuffing bread into approx. 1" pieces, place in large bowl or small plastic bag

Cut and dice onion and apple, keeping them separate.

Pan fry Pork Roll or Taylor Ham till medium well done, drain.

Pan fry Hamburger until medium well done, drain.

Pan fry Sausage, drain.

When dry, dice Pork Roll into 1/4" pieces.

Crumble chop meat and sausage.

In a large mixing bowl place the cut stuffing bread pieces, moisten with ½ of the water, mix with hands, rubber gloves optional. Add: Pork Roll, chop meat, sausage, onion and apple; knead mixture as if making dough, add remaining water slowly as needed. Add egg for binder, being sure it is well mixed throughout. Sprinkle Sage and Poultry Seasoning to taste (quantities are approximate, but sage can overpower the flavor of the stuffing. When thoroughly mixed, stuffing should be moist, but not overly moist. Form into snowball size balls and stuff cavity of bird, close cavity with pins or string. Any extra stuffing, can be placed in aluminum pan, covered with foil, and baked along with bird.

Note: Be sure cavity of bird is washed thoroughly and salted before stuffing.

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