Recipe

Tolchester Beach Oyster Stuffing

Tolchester Beach Oyster Stuffing
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Thanksgiving Stuffing
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    bill's Notes: Thanksgiving on the Chesapeake Bay always includes oyster stuffing. Cornbread, bacon, and oysters combine the best of southern cooking with bayside living. It seems easier to buy ready made...

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Serves 6

  1. Preheat oven to 350.

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  2. Cook bacon in frying pan until crisp. Add scallions and sweat 1-2 minutes until tender.

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  3. Place cornmeal, flour and baking powder in a bowl. Add bacon mixture, buttermilk, egg, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper and mix well.

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  4. Coat cast iron skillet with 2 tbsp. oil, add corn bread mixture and bake for 30 minutes. Remove cornbread to rack and let cool. Crumble cornbread into large bowl.

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  5. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees.

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  6. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in frying pan and add onions, carrots and celery. Saute until tender but not carmelized. Add to crumbled cornbread with thyme, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Add just enough broth to moisten and mix well.

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  7. Heat 1 tbsp. vegetable oil in frying pan. Saute oysters in hot pan for about 1/2 minute per side in small batches to keep pan hot.

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  8. Add seared oysters to stuffing mixture.

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  9. Grease casserole dish with remaining oil, spoon in stuffing mixture. Roast in oven for about 10-15 minutes or until browned. Even better, stuff your turkey and roast as directed.

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Imag0337 Reply

This sounds yummy, Bill. Will you be serving this stuffing Bay-side this Thanksgiving??

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Wow, I've never had oyster stuffing, but I really want to after reading this recipe! And I live in Seattle...so I bet I can get some great fresh oysters and them 'scatter' them properly like a true Seattleite! =) Thanks!

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