Wild Rice Dressing
We always had turkey and dressing for Christmas dinner when I was growing up. This recipe is the same one that has been used for years and years in my family. The original recipe card noted "Lorraine" as the person that my mother got the recipe from. Lorraine was my aunt and I am indebted to her for sharing what I consider to be the very best dressing on the planet!
Wild Rice Stuffing
I grew up in Minnesota and we ate a lot of wild rice. This stuffing recipe was my Aunt Lorraine's and I continue to use it every time I stuff a turkey. The success depends on the correct amount of spices. I just keep adding until you can smell them in the next room and then you have added enough. Besides the spices listed, use salt and pepper to taste. Make the night before but do not stuff the turkey until just before ready to roast.
1 hour | 1 hour prep
SERVES 12
- 1 turkey giblets (Do not discard giblet water)
- 1 turkey neck
- 1 large onion
- 2 cups chopped celery
- 1/4 lb butter
- 1 French bread
- 1/4 lb wild rice
- 2-3 teaspoons sage
- 2-3 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 2-3 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 egg
- Boil cut up giblets and neck until tender.
- Save the water.
- Grind giblets and shredded neck meat and place in a large bowl (I use the roasting pan).
- Chop onion and celery and saute in the butter until tender.
- Add to the giblet meat.
- Break up the French bread and add the chunks to the giblets, onion and celery.
- Pour boiling water over the wild rice and drain.
- Do not skip this step.
- Add the drained wild rice to the mixture in the bowl.
- Add enough giblet water to moisten.
- Add the spices and one egg.
- Knead the mixture until well blended, adding more spices and/or giblet water as needed.
- Refrigerate overnight and stuff mixture into turkey just before ready to roast.
- May be cooked separately covered with foil for about an hour to an hour and a half in a 325 degree oven
Wonderful recipe... thank you.
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