Emeril Lagasse’s Miss Hilda’s Portuguese Dressing
Provided by: SmallRecipe.com
Ingredients:
| 12 to 14 cups cubed (1/2-inch) day-old loaf French bread |
| 4 cups milk |
| 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
| 1/4 pound ground beef |
| 1 pound chaurice or chorizo sausage |
| coarsely chopped |
| 1 1/2 cups chopped onions |
| 1 cup chopped green bell peppers |
| 1/2 cup chopped celery |
| 1 bay leaf |
| 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper |
| 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 1 tablespoon minced garlic |
| 2 large eggs |
| 1/4 cup chopped parsley |
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- Put the bread into a large mixing bowl and add the milk
- Press the bread into the milk and let sit until the milk is absorbed and the bread is soft, about 15 minutes
- Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large (12-inch) skillet over medium-high
- Add the ground beef, and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 1 minute
- Add the sausage and cook, stirring, until browned, about 3 minutes
- Add the onions, bell peppers, celery, and bay leaf
- Season with the salt, crushed red pepper and black pepper
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are slightly softened, about 4 minutes
- Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds
- Transfer the meat mixture to the bread mixture and stir to mix well
- Add the eggs and stir to blend
- Remove the bay leaf and discard
- Grease a 9×13-inch (3 quart) shallow baking dish with the remaining tablespoon olive oil
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly with a rubber spatula
- Bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 1 hour
- Remove from the oven and serve warm
With beef and smoked sausage, this meaty dressing is different from many other dressing and stuffing recipes. It’s delicious alongside roasted chicken or turkey for holidays or any occasion. I like to use chourico, a Portuguese specialty sausage that’s popular in our area.
Provided by: SmallRecipe.com
Categories: Popular
Total time: 01 hours 15 minutes
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 55 minutes
Yield: 10 servings.
Ingredients:
| 1 pound ground beef |
| 1 medium onion, chopped |
| 1/2 pound smoked sausage, chopped |
| 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning |
| 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 1 package (12 ounces) unseasoned stuffing cubes |
| 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth |
| 1 egg, lightly beaten |
| 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley |
| 2 tablespoons butter, melted |
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a large bowl. In the same skillet, saute the sausage, poultry seasoning, garlic powder and allspice for 2 minutes., Add the sausage mixture, stuffing cubes, broth, egg and parsley to the beef mixture; mix well. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Drizzle with butter. , Cover and bake at 325° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until lightly browned and a thermometer reads 160°.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 386 calories, Fat 18g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 81mg cholesterol, Sodium 956mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 21g protein.