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Bacon, Celery Root and Rye Bread Stuffing Recipe

Bacon, Celery Root and Rye Bread Stuffing

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By
Andrew Chase
This is one of those recipes in which an unlikely assortment of ingredients combine in a harmonious mixture of flavours and textures. It's worth searching out a really good, well-smoked slab of bacon from your butcher or supermarket deli counter. If you cannot find caraway rye bread, use light rye and add 1-1/2 tsp/7 mL caraway seeds to the skillet along with the onions.

Ingredients

1 loaf (1 lb/500 g) caraway light rye bread, cut in 1-inch/2.5 cm cubes
1 celery root (1-1/2 to 2 lb/750 g to 1 kg)
1 lb  (500 g)  smoked slab bacon
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup  (250 mL)  turkey stock
1 egg, beaten
1 large apple, peeled, cored and shredded
2/3 cups  (150 mL)  chopped parsley
1/4 tsp  (1 mL)  each salt and black pepper

Preparation

On ungreased rimmed baking sheet, toast bread in 400F/200C oven, shaking occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to large bowl; set aside.

Peel, then cut celery root into 1/2-inch/1 cm cubes; in boiling salted water, blanch until tender but slightly chewy, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain; chill under cold water and drain thoroughly. Place in large bowl with bread.

Trim off and discard any bacon rind. Cut bacon into 1/2-inch/1 cm cubes; in large skillet over medium heat, fry until fat is rendering and edges are beginning to brown. Stir in onions; fry until golden. Add garlic; fry, stirring, for 1 minute. Scrape into bread mixture.

Add stock to pan and cook, stirring and scraping up brown bits from bottom to deglaze pan, until stock is reduced to 3/4 cup/175 mL. Stir into bread mixture; stir in egg, apple, parsley, salt and pepper.

Makes 18 cups (4.5 L).

Serving(s)
Nutritional Information
Per 1/2 cup/125 mL: about
Calories 101
Protein 3 g
Fat (total) 6 g
Sat. Fat 3 g
Carbohydrate 9 g
Fibre 1 g
Cholesterol 13 mg
Sodium 306 mg
Calcium 2 % RDI
Iron 4 % RDI
Vitamin A 1 % RDI
Vitamin C 3 % RDI
Folate 7 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: October 2008

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