Bread Pudding Stuffing With Onion Sauce Recipes

THREE-ONION STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a shallow baking pan spread bread in one layer and bake in middle of oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer bread to a large bowl.
• In a bowl of water wash leeks and drain by lifting leeks from water into a colander.
• In a large heavy skillet cook leeks, red onions, shallots, celery, garlic, and herbs with salt and pepper to taste in butter and oil over moderate heat, stirring, until onion mixture is softened, about 10 minutes. Add onion mixture to bread with salt and pepper to taste and toss to combine well. Cool stuffing and transfer to a buttered 4-quart baking dish. Stuffing may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• During last 1 1/2 hours of grilling turkey, drizzle stuffing with stock or broth and bake, covered, in middle of oven 1 hour. Bake stuffing, uncovered, 20 to 30 minutes more, or until golden brown.

BREAD PUDDING STUFFING WITH ONION SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the stuffing: Preheat the oven to 350. In a large skillet over moderately high heat, saute the sausage until fully cooked. Drain and set aside.
• In a large saucepan over moderate heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring, until the onion becomes translucent. Add the apples, pecans and sausage. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in the corn bread and white bread until well combined. Add the egg, applesauce, stock, minced herbs, celery leaf, salt and pepper.
• Transfer stuffing to a 9x12 inch baking pan and cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. When stufing is cool, crumble it into small pieces and reserve. May be prepared up to 2 days in advance. Keep covered and chilled.
• Make the custard: Preheat the oven to 350. In a bowl, combine the eggs and the cream.
• Butter 12 6 oz ramekins. Fill each 3/4 full with the stuffing. Do not pack tightly. Pour the egg and cream mixture on top of the stuffing to just below the lip of the ramekin. Set them in a shallow baking pan, pour enough hot water into the pan to reach halfway up the sides. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the custard is just set.
• Make the onion cream sauce: In a 4 quart saucepan set over moderate heat, melt the butter, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in another saucepan, scald the cream and milk together. Whisk the hot cream mixture into the onions and continue whisking until thoroughly combined. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. The sauce should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Strain sauce through a sieve, if desired. Keep warm until ready to serve.
• Carefully remove the pan with the ramekins from the oven and take them out of the water bath. Unmold the puddings by running the point of a paring knife around the edge of each remekin. Invert the puddings and place on a platter. Nap with the onion cream sauce. Pass the remaining sauce in a gravy boat.

HERB & APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the bread cubes in a single layer on a sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium-low heat. Add the pancetta, raise the heat to medium, and cook for 5 minutes, until starting to brown. Stir in the onion, celery, and apple and cook over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the sherry, rosemary, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper and cook for 5 minutes, until most of the liquid is gone. Off the heat, stir in the parsley.
• Meanwhile, beat the eggs, cream, chicken stock and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese together in a very large mixing bowl. Add the bread cubes first and then the vegetable mixture, stirring well to combine. Set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes to allow the bread to soak. Stir well and pour into a 2 1/2- to 3-cup gratin dish (13 x 9 x 2 inches). Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of Gruyere and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until the top is browned and the custard is set. (Insert a knife in the middle to check.) Serve hot or warm.

CLASSIC BREAD STUFFING WITH ONIONS, CELERY, AND HERBS

Steps:

• In a big skillet, melt the butter over medium heat; add in onions, celery, and celery leaves.
• Cook, stirring often, until the onions are golden, about 8 minutes.
• Scrape the vegetable mixture into a big bowl; mix in the bread cubes, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper.
• Gradually stir in about 1 ½ cups of broth, until the stuffing is evenly moistened but not soggy.
• Transfer stuffing to a lightly buttered casserole dish; drizzle with ½ cup broth, cover, and bake in a preheated 350° oven for 30-45 minutes (if you like crusty stuffing, remove foil the last 15 minutes of baking).

SAVORY HERB BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF (205ºC). Lightly grease a 10-inch (25 cm) square baking dish.
• Preheat a 6-quart (5.7 L) pot over medium heat. Sauté the onion and celery in the olive oil with a pinch of salt until onion is lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Stir in the onion powder, sage, thyme, rosemary, 1 teaspoon salt, and several dashes of pepper and turn off the heat.
• Put the bread cubes in a large mixing bowl. Add the cooked vegetable mixture and toss to thoroughly coat. Pour in the vegetable broth, ½ cup (120 ml) at a time, mixing well after each addition. The bread should be moist but not soggy, so you may not need to add all the broth.
• Transfer the stuffing mixture to the prepared casserole dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool a bit before serving.

FRENCH ONION BEEF BREAD PUDDING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet add 1 Tablespoon cooking oil and when pan is hot over medium heat add the ground beef and cook until it begins to brown; add in the 1/2 cup onion, worcestershire sauce and ketchup. Cook until meat and onions are cooked. Remove skillet from heat.
• 2. Heat oven to 350^. Spray a 9x13- inch casserole dish or 2 quart casserole with cooking spray; set aside.
• 3. Beat the eggs, soup, milk, 1/2 cup of the cheese and 1 teaspoon of the thyme in a large bowl with a fork. Add the dry stuffing mix and the ground beef mixture.
• 4. Stir and press the dry stuffing into the milk mixture to coat. Pour the meat/stuffing mixture into the baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and thyme.(You can add more cheese ,if desired).Let stand for 15 minutes. Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. --- Not 1/2 cup of cooked vegetables can be added to the ground beef mixture,if desired.