Wild Mushroom Stuffing
A delicious stuffing made primarily of wild mushrooms! The stuffing of the northwest! originally submitted to thanksgivingrecipe.com. Button mushroom caps can be substituted if crimini mushrooms are not for sale in your local market." - recipe from christine l. On allrecipes.com"
Steps
Combine the 2 cups hot water and the porcini mushrooms , let stand until the mushrooms are soft.
About 30 minutes.
Drain , reserving soaking liquid.
Squeeze porcini dry and chop coarsely.
Preheat oven to 325.
Divide cubed bread between two baking sheets.
Bake until beginning to brown.
About 15 minutes.
Cool then transfer to a very large bowl.
Melt the butter in a heavy dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Add the leeks , shallots , crimini or button and shiitake mushrooms.
Saute until golden and tender , about 15 minutes.
Mix in the celery and porcini mushrooms and saute for another 5 minutes.
Transfer mixture to the bowl with the bread crumbs.
Mix in the parsley , hazelnuts , thyme and sage.
Season with salt and pepper and stir in the beaten eggs.
To bake the stuffing in a turkey: fill the main cavity with the stuffing.
Combine the broth and 1 / 2 cup of the reserved porcini soaking liquid in stuffing to moisten.
Spoon remaining stuffing into a buttered baking dish.
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Ingredients
hot water, dried porcini mushrooms, egg bread, unsalted butter, leeks, shallot, cremini mushrooms, fresh shiitake mushroom, celery, fresh parsley, toasted hazelnuts, fresh thyme, fresh sage, eggs, chicken stock, salt, ground black pepper