Focaccia stuffing adds an Italian flourish to your Thanksgiving table, especially with addition of sausage and fennel. The combination of textures and flavors complements the turkey and fixins,
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Focaccia Stuffing with Sausage and Fennel
Recipe by Andrew Cotto
Servings
8
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
50
minutesIngredients
1/4 cup 1/4 extra virgin olive oil
2 lb 2 sweet sausage, removed from casing
1 small 1 onion, diced
1 1 fennel bulb, separated from stalks, cored, and julienned as this as possible (save and chop fronds from the stalks)
2 cups 2 chicken stock
1 cup 1 chopped sage
1 large 1 loaf pan of plain focaccia, cut into 1" pieces and lightly toasted
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Add olive oil to a saute pan over medium heat.
- Add sausage, stirring often, breaking into pieces, until the meat is browned.
- Remove sausage, with a slotted spoon, to a large mixing bowl and set aside.
- Saute fennel and onion in pan juices until soft (5–7 minutes).
- Transfer with a slotted spoon to bowl with sausage.
- Add sage, bread, salt, and pepper to bowl with saute pan; toss to combine with the drippings.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add to bowl and mix evenly with the other ingredients.
- Spread evenly in a large baking dish coated with a sheen of olive oil.
- Dab with stock until slightly moist (save the remaining stock).
- Bake until golden brown and bread is slightly crisp on top, 30–35 minutes (dab with remaining stock as needed to keep moist).
- Garnish with chopped fennel fronds.
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