Overstuffed Pumpkin with Cornbread, Apples and Turkey Sausage with Sauvignon Blanc

Name: Overstuffed Pumpkin with Cornbread, Apples and Turkey Sausage with Sauvignon Blanc
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 59 milliliters melted butter; 2 ribs celery ribs, chopped; 1 teaspoon celery seed; 710 milliliters chicken broth; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoon fennel seed; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley, divided; 59 milliliters chopped fresh sage, divided; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cubed; 907 grams ground turkey sausage; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 oranges, zested; 2 kilograms pumpkin; 8 servings Salt and pepper; 237 milliliters Sauvignon Blanc wine; 454 grams package cornbread stuffing

Overstuffed Pumpkin with Cornbread, Apples and Turkey Sausage with Sauvignon Blanc might be This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Cut off the lid of the pumpkin and set it aside. Pull out the seeds and strings from inside the pumpkin.

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Pumpkin

Seeds

Brush the inside flesh with melted butter, season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Place pumpkin on a roasting rack set inside a pan; bake for 15 minutes.

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Pumpkin

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Frying Pan

In a large skillet, heat oil over moderate heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add onion, celery, garlic, apples, celery seed, and fennel seed.

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Celery Seed

Fennel Seeds

Apple

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Onion

Sprinkle in orange zest and 2 tablespoons each parsley and sage. Cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Orange Zest

Parsley

Sage

Add the ground sausage, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, and brown until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Deglaze the pan with wine, cook down 2 minutes to evaporate the alcohol. Stir in the cream, check seasoning.

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Ground Pork Sausage

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Cream

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Scrape the sausage mixture into a large bowl and fold in the cornbread. Gradually blend in the eggs and chicken broth, until the stuffing is evenly moistened.

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Cornbread

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Add remaining parsley and sage. Fill the pumpkin with stuffing, return to the oven, and bake 20 minutes until the eggs are cooked and the stuffing has a little lift.

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Serve stuffing in the pumpkin bowl topped with lid.

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Servings:

59milliliters

melted butter 2ribs

celery ribs, chopped 1teaspoon

celery seed 710milliliters

chicken broth 2

eggs, beaten 1teaspoon

fennel seed 59milliliters

chopped fresh parsley, divided 59milliliters

chopped fresh sage, divided 3

garlic cloves, minced 2

Granny Smith apples, peeled and cubed 907grams

ground turkey sausage 237milliliters

heavy cream 2Tbsps

olive oil 1

onion, chopped 2

oranges, zested 2kilograms

pumpkin 8servings

Salt and pepper 237milliliters

Sauvignon Blanc wine 454grams

package cornbread stuffing

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 56 dollars per bottle.