Pork and Chestnut Stuffing

Name: Pork and Chestnut Stuffing
Total time: 50 min
Yield: About 8 cups
Ingredients: 1 1/4 pounds ground lean pork; 2 cups finely chopped onions; 1/2 bay leaf; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 cup dry white wine; Salt to taste, if desired; Freshly ground pepper to taste; 2 pounds cooked, shelled chestnuts, about 6 cups, cut in half or left whole (see note); 1 1/2 cups chicken broth; 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 4 tablespoons butter, approximately, plus butter for greasing the dish

By Craig Claiborne

Updated Nov. 11, 2022

Total Time: 50 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:About 8 cups

1¼pounds ground lean pork
2cups finely chopped onions
½bay leaf
1teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
½cup dry white wine
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2pounds cooked, shelled chestnuts, about 6 cups, cut in half or left whole (see note)
1½cups chicken broth
½cup finely chopped parsley
2eggs, lightly beaten
4tablespoons butter, approximately, plus butter for greasing the dish

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Put the pork in a heavy skillet and cook for five minutes or until the pork loses its raw color, stirring and cutting down with a heavy metal spoon to break up the lumps. Add the onions and continue cooking, stirring, until the onions are wilted, about five minutes.
Step 3
Chop together the half bay leaf and thyme and add this to the pork. Add the wine and cook until the wine is reduced. Add salt and pepper.
Step 4
Add the chestnuts, chicken broth and parsley. Cook, stirring often, about five minutes. Stir in the egg and remove from the heat. Let cool.
Step 5
Stuff and roast the turkey. Butter a baking dish and add any leftover stuffing. Dot the top with about four tablespoons of butter and place in the oven. Bake 30 minutes. Serve the separate stuffing with the carved turkey.

Tip

Imported shelled chestnuts bearing the Napoli labelare available in frozen form in Manhattan. They are sold at many grocery stores, including Shop Rite, Shopwell Food Emporiums, Balducci's, 424 Avenue of the Americas (Ninth Street), and Todaro Brothers, 555 Second Avenue (30th Street). (See box on preparation of chestnuts.)