How-to
Prepare the Brioche & Cornbread
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The day before you prepare the stuffing, cube and lightly toast brioche and cornbread
Prepare 3 Saute Pans
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Have 3 saute pans warming on your stove
Prepare the Chicken Livers
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Melt ½ stick of butter in a saute pan, then add the rinsed & dried chicken livers
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Add 5 shallots, sliced
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Add salt to taste
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Add 2 whole sprigs of fresh thyme
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Let simmer and cut into little bits with a spoon or a whisk while they cook. (You can cut them ahead of time with a knife before adding to the pan)
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Add 1 cup of dry white wine as chicken livers begin to change color
Prepare the Aromatics (Vegetables)
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In the second pan, melt 1 stick of butter
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Add 4 cloves of sliced garlic, 5 sliced shallots, 1 sliced red jalapeno
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Add 1 cup each of diced carrots and parsnips
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Add 1 head of diced fennel and 3 ribs of diced celery
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Season with salt to taste
Prepare the Mushrooms
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In a third pan, add 1lb of assorted sliced mushrooms
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Season with salt to taste
Once all three pans are going, cook the chicken livers, aromatics and mushrooms an additional 5 minutes to (1) soften the vegetables,( 2) cook the mushrooms and (3) reduce the white wine
Assemble & Bake the Stuffing
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Preheat oven to 400°
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Once vegetables are tender, mushrooms are cooked but still firm and chicken livers have cooked and the wine has reduced, you can begin to assemble the stuffing
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In a 9" x 13" baking pan containing the cubed and toasted bread, pour in the mushrooms, aromatics and chicken livers (remove the sprig of thyme)
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Add 2½ sticks of butter, sliced and distributed over the top of the ingredients
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Add ¼ lb each of toasted pecans and prosciutto ham
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Add 10 sprigs of fresh oregano, leaves stripped & chopped
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Add ½ gal chicken stock reduction. (You can also use chicken soup or chicken bouillon)
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Mix ingredients well with a spoon. There will still be some liquid in the bottom of the pan but this will be absorbed as the stuffing bakes
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Bake at 400° for 30 minutes until golden brown
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Let sit for 1/2 hour to rest and let flavors come together