Very good but it requires attention.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 bunch fresh sage leaves finely chopped
salt and pepper
2 large onions
1 loaf cornbread, cubed about 6 cups
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup maple syrup
1/4 hot water
8 strips bacon
1/2 lemon juiced
cornstarch
1 turkey (12 to 14 pounds)
Cup up cornbread into cubes
Chop sage leaves finely
Chop onions
Combine butter and sage in a mixing bowl. Mash with fork until
well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
In a saute pan melt 4 Tablespoon of the sage butter.
Add the onions and cook for about 15 minutes until they
are soft and golden.
Add onions to cornbread.
Lightly beat the egg.
Add the the heavy cream to the egg mixture and combine.
Add egg mixture to cornbread and onions.Add just enough
chicken stock that the stuffing is moist without making it soggy.
Toss well to combine and season with salt and pepper.
Butter a casserole dish.
Pour stuffing into buttered casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees
until done.
Prepare the turkey.
cut lemon in half
Juice the lemon
Remove the neck and gizzards from the inside of the turkey and
discard. Rinse the bird inside and out and pat dry. Rub onion juice
all over inside and outside of turkey.
Season the turkey with salt and pepper on the outside as well as the
inside.
Using your fingers, gently lift the skin from the breast and legs.
Slip pieces of the sage butter under the skin and massage in.
Place the turkey on a roasting pan and put in the oven.
Bake at 350 degrees. the turkey should take about 3
hours to cook.
Mix the maple syrup with the hot water. Use this to baste the turkey every 30 minutes.
About 2 hours into cooking, drape bacon all over turkey and
continue to bake and baste every 30 Minutes.
Remove turkey from oven when done.
Use drippings to make gravy. Spoon of as much fat as you can.
Mix with water and bring to a boil.
Combine a little cornstarch with water until smooth.
Stir into boiling water until it thickens.
If you need to season it you can do it with salt and pepper
and maybe even some vegetable or chicken bouillon.
Bon Appetite!!!
Kay
Use drippings to make gravy. Spoon of as much fat as you can.
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