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1 1/3 cup
cornmeal
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1/3 cup
all purpose flour
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1 teaspoon
baking powder
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3 pieces
bacon, chopped
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1 bunch
scallions, sliced
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3 cups
buttermilk
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1 piece
egg, lightly beaten
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1 teaspoon
sea salt
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1 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
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5 tablespoons
vegetable oil
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1 cup
chopped onion
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1/2 cup
chopped carrots
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1/2 cup
chopped celery
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1 tablespoon
freshly chopped thyme
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1/2 cup
chicken broth
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2 cups
freshly shucked standard size oysters
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Preheat oven to 350.
Ask the hotline about this step!Cook bacon in frying pan until crisp. Add scallions and sweat 1-2 minutes until tender.
Ask the hotline about this step!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.
Ask the hotline about this step!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.
Ask the hotline about this step!Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees.
Ask the hotline about this step!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.
Ask the hotline about this step!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.
Ask the hotline about this step!Add seared oysters to stuffing mixture.
Ask the hotline about this step!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.
Ask the hotline about this step!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!
This sounds yummy, Bill. Will you be serving this stuffing Bay-side this Thanksgiving??