Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2012/January 2013 | Page 112

FOOD

Wild rice and sausage stuffing
(gluten free)

If you wish to be
a bit daring this
Christmas then why
not try this unusual
stuffing with your
turkey. A lot of
people prefer this
stuffing to the main
turkey dish..

Ingredients:
2 medium onions, diced
6 TBSP butter, separated
1 cup wild rice, uncooked
3/4 cup long-grain brown or white
rice, uncooked
5-1/2 cups low-sodium, gluten-free
chicken broth
2 cups finely chopped celery
1-1/2 lbs. Italian sausage (remove
casings, if necessary)
1 cup chopped toasted slivered
almonds or pine nuts
salt and lots of pepper, to taste
2 TBSP sage (dried)
1-2 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 very large or 2 medium sized
apples, cored, peeled and diced
1 cup dried cranberries
2-3 TBSP fresh flat leaf parsley,
chopped

Method:

In a saucepan with a tight fitting lid,
add both types of rices and chicken
broth. Bring mixture to a boil then
simmer on stove (covered) for 25-30
minutes until mostly done (before
wild rice starts to split and curl). If
all the stock isn't absorbed after 35
min., drain rice in mesh strainer.
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In a large, deep skillet (with lid),
break up and brown sausage. Drain
fat, remove sausage from pan, and
set aside. Melt 3 TBSP butter in the
skillet and saute onions until soft.
Remove from pan and set aside. Then
melt the remaining 3 TBSP butter in
pan and sauté celery and diced apple
until soft. To the skillet, welcome
back the Italian sausage, onions, and
add the rice mixture as well. Add the
toasted almonds, salt/pepper, sage,
poultry seasoning, dried cranberries,
and parsley. Mix well. *Check
seasoning*, and add more as needed.
Heat to serving temperature.
Leave in large covered skillet to keep
warm for serving. Or go ahead and
be a respectable host and dirty yet
another dish by scooping it into a
nice baking/casserole dish to serve.
I can't emphasize this enough -check your seasonings! Everyone
has seasoning preferences, so taste
it along the way to figure out what
makes your taste buddies dance.
Make it your own! When you get
it just right for your family, don't
forget to take notes so you can make
it to your liking year after year.