Wild Rice And Cornbread Dressing Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare instant long grain and wild rice according to package directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place ground pork sausage and ground sage pork sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside. Cook and stir celery, onion, mushrooms, and water chestnuts in the skillet until browned and tender. Season with garlic powder.
• Mix prepared rice, sausage, celery mixture, and eggs in the prepared baking dish. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the celery, onion and carrot in oil until tender. Stir in the parsley, bouillon, garlic powder, marjoram, rosemary, sage, pepper and poultry seasoning. Add the broth; heat through., In a large bowl, combine bread cubes and wild rice. Stir in broth mixture; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through.

Steps:

• 1. First things first....let's make the cornbread!!! preheat oven to 375*. In a large mixing bowl combine eggs, buttermilk and 4 tbs of melted butter whisk to combine. in a separate large bowl combine your cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda whisk to combine. Add your wet ingredients to your dry and stir until just combined. pour batter into prepared 9" baking dish bake for 30 minutes at 375* remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes.
• 2. I always cook my rice ahead of time. Combine 2 cups chicken stock water and rice in medium saucepan bring to just a boil cover reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, drain rice and transfer to large bowl.
• 3. Heat EVOO in skillet add onion and celery, salt, pepper, and a dash of sage. cook until softened about 5 minutes, add the fresh parsley and thyme and cook 1 more minute, remove from heat and add to bowl of rice mixture.
• 4. at this time take your cooled cornbread and crumble it into the large bowl of rice mixture and stir to combine.
• 5. Transfer Mixture into prepared baking dish (13x9x2) drizzle with 1/2 cup of chicken stock and 1/4 cup of melted butter. Bake until golden and crispy, about 25 minutes

Steps:

• Combine the wild rice with 4 1/2 cups stock or water in one saucepan and the brown rice with 1 1/2 cups stock or water in another smaller saucepan. Add salt to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer the brown rice for 35 to 40 minutes, until the rice is tender and all of the liquid has been absorbed. Turn off the heat, place a clean kitchen towel over the pot and return the lid. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Simmer the wild rice for 40 to 50 minutes, until the grains have begun to splay. Drain through a strainer if there is liquid in the pot, and return to the pot. Place a clean kitchen towel over the pot and return the lid. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the grains are cooking, prepare the remaining ingredients. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until the onion begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the celery and a generous pinch of salt, and continue to cook until the onion is completely tender, another 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook, stirring, until it is fragrant, another 30 to 60 seconds. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Add the cooked grains and stir together.
• Return the skillet to the stove and heat over medium-high heat. Add the butter, and when the foam subsides add the apples. Cook, stirring or tossing in the pan, until lightly colored, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add to the bowl with the grains. Add the remaining ingredients and stir together. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly oiled or buttered baking dish and cover with foil.
• Warm the stuffing in a 325-degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• For the cornbread: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Mix the cornmeal mix, buttermilk (a little at a time), flour, egg and baking soda in a bowl. Heat a cast-iron skillet, add the bacon grease and once the grease is hot, transfer 2 tablespoons of the grease from the skillet to the cornbread mixture. Mix the grease into the cornbread mixture and pour the cornbread mixture into the sizzling hot skillet. Bake until you can't see a finger print in the top of the bread when you lightly press it, about 20 minutes. Cool, cube into 8 cups, and toast.
• For the dressing: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. To cook the rice, combine 2 cups of the stock, 2 cups water and rice in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 1 hour. Drain the rice and transfer to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter and let brown slightly in a large pan. Add the corn, onions, celery, red peppers, garlic and a pinch salt and sweat the vegetables until tender. Add the ham and pine nuts and cook over low heat, about 2 minutes. Set aside to slightly cool.
• Whisk together the remaining 3 cups stock, cream, parsley and eggs and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine the rice, vegetable/ham mixture, stock/cream mixture and Sherla's Cornbread in a 4-quart lasagna pan and cook, covered, about 30 minutes. Uncover the pan and cook until crusty, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan, bring 3 cups water to a boil.
• Stir in wild rice and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Return to a boil, cover, and simmer over low heat 50 minutes.
• Drain in a large coarse sieve.
• In a 12-inch skillet over medium heat, melt butter.
• Add celery, onions and garlic; sauté, stirring, for 10 minutes or until softened.
• Add cooked wild rice and stuffing mix or cornbread; heat through, stirring.
• Add broth, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread evenly in a 9" x 13" glass baking dish, and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• (Dressing may be prepared up to 6 hours ahead and refrigerated.) Bake until heated through, about 30 minutes.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine 2 cups of stock, water and rice in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil then turn down heat, cover, and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
• Drain, put in large mixing bowl with cornbread and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
• Sauté onion, celery, garlic and shallot over medium heat until translucent.
• Add sausage. Brown.
• Add sage, salt, and pepper.
• Add to rice/cornbread mixture. Toss.
• Put mixture into baking dish (10 X 15 works well) drizzle with remaining stock.
• Cook on lower shelf until top is crispy, about 25 minute.