Cornbread Dressing, a favorite side for the holiday feast! Cornbread
dressing is almost a meal in one. This is an old cornbread dressing
recipe handed down over the years in South Louisiana.
Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients:
1 box white cornbread mix
1 lg. fryer or hen
2 cups chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup of chopped green onions
1 stick butter
1 tsp. sage
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
You can add turkey broth if baking a turkey, or use a little water.
Instruction:
Bake cornbread according to directions
Boil hen or fryer & de-bone, save the water.
Boil vegetables and butter in water, cook until tender and drain
In a bowl, crumble cornbread, add de-boned chicken or hen and vegetable
mix.
Add sage, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.
Pour in baking pan and bake at 350ºF degrees until firm and brown.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
Cream Gravy to serve over Dressing
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
1 tablespoon of flour
1 cup of chicken or turkey broth
½ cup of milk
Instructions:
In a sauce pot, blend butter and flour together on a low fie, add broth,
stir until it begins to thicken, then add milk. Boil, lower fire and
continue to stir until desired consistency.
J. J. Guidry