Name: Country Sausage and Sage Dressing
Yield: Serves 10 to 12 as a side dish
Ingredients: 2 baguettes (long French bread), stale, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 pound Country Sausages, preferably homemade; 1 large onion, cut in large (3/4 to 1 inch) dice (2 cups); 5 stalks celery, peeled, split lengthwise and cut in large (3/4 to 1 inch) dice; 2 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut in large (3/4 to 1 inch) dice; 15 sprigs Italian parsley, leaves picked and very coarsely chopped (1/4 cup); 6 to 8 branches fresh sage, leaves picked and coarsely chopped (1/4 cup); 4 eggs; 2 cups turkey or chicken stock; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter

Country Sausage and Sage Dressing

This recipe is intended as a baked dressing to accompany the Thanksgiving turkey . It can be used as stuffing (a practice I do not recommend for turkey), if you desire. It also makes a good stuffing for capon or pork.

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