Eric Stonestreet's Grandma Helen's Secret Recipe
“Modern Family” star Eric Stonestreet’s favorite Thanksgiving recipe is his Grandma Helen’s Holiday Dressing recipe -- or as others call it, “stuffing.”
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Grandma Helen's Holiday Dressing
3 medium onions, chopped
3 cups celery, chopped
1 1/2 cups melted butter
14 cups fresh loaf bread cubed and dried (do this 2 days before you're making it)
2 eggs beaten
3/4 cup hot chicken broth (low sodium)
2T poultry seasoning sage to taste, not too much
1 1/4t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1 lb. pork sausage cooked and drained well
Directions:
Cook the celery and the onion in the butter until tender.
Add the bread cubes.
Add the remaining ingredients and 2 beaten eggs.
Use chicken broth to keep the mixture wet.
The dressing should be moist, but not too runny.
Bake in rectangle pan at 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, until brown and crusty on top.
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I grew up in Michigan and we always called it "dressing." So not necessarily a southern term.
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RE: Eric Stonestreet's holiday dressing recipe.... Anderson seemed not to know the term "dressing." It is the term used all over the South for what others may call "stuffing." Add an equal part of baked, crumbled cornbread to the bread pieces in Eric's recipe and you have Southern Cornbread Dressing (NEVER called stuffing whether baked inside or outside the turkey). I'm quite sure Anderson's Mississippi-bred father was well acquainted with the delicious "Cornbread Dressing," the star of any Southern Thanksgiving or Christmas celebration. The sausage is optional and oysters or toasted pecans are often used in its place.
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i loved grandma helen's secret recipe with eric stone street. thanks. from leo.
Your Grandma's recipe is similar to my grandmothers. She was from North Carolina. They called it dressing because it dressed the turkey. Meaning it added to the flavor etc. We made ours in little patties and baked it in the oven.
RE: Grandma Helen's dressing ... I've benn making a similar dressing for years and everyone raves about it. I use Banquet maple flavored sausage, browned and chopped into very small squares; chicken livers, also chopped fine; and of course the chopped onions, celery and some green pepper. I use the Pepperidge Farm seasoned stuffing and follow the directions on the package. Be sure not to be stingy on the sausage (several boxes; 4-6 boxes) and do not overwhelm dressing with the chicken livers. I do not add any eggs, don't think they are necessary. If you try this variation, I hope you enjoy !!
All set. I got all the ingredients for "Grandma Helen's" holiday dressing! I'm ready to go! Good job Anderson on the cooking segment with Jamie Oliver. I know you were just kidding around but you should seriously try cooking a full meal in your show. Maybe you have discovered a hidden talent!! Great idea rubbing herbed butter all over the turkey. Funny that I've been watching Food Network and other cooking shows for an entire week looking for ideas and I just found the perfect recipes on your show!! Happy Thanksgiving!
I'm from the south and we always have said "dressing". Stuffing is something that comes in a box.
Stonetreet, Anderson and all the rest of the homosexual agenda do not need to portray the family out of their ideology just because the family structure has crumbled across the globe due to this kind of media portrayal. It is so sad that these people groups ( L.G.B.T. ) have their consciences seared from the liar of this world. If only by Faith they would qui*****ching the many churches and cry out to GOD ( Father, Son and Holy Spirit ) and find the truth of what Christ spoke to the world and to many religious leaders and come into a true bornagain experience in Christ through trie heart repentance.
please explain why I couldn't print Erics' Grandmothers stuffing receipe? Couldn't there be a Print button or something?
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