1 large onion
2 sticks of celery
2 tbsp butter
2 rashers of bacon
2 handfuls of dried cranberries
2Â – 3 apples ( a cup full of diced apple)
1 handful of chopped pecans
2 cups of breadcrumbs – roughly processed – you want some lumps
Approx 3 cups apple juice
1 egg yolk
Salt and pepper
- Dice the onion, the celery, the bacon and peel and dice the apple
- Fry in the butter until cooked through – about five mins
- Off the heat add the cranberries the pecans and the breadcrumbs and season well
- Pour in the egg and stir in the apple juice until the stuffing mixture binds together – you may need more or, if you’re using super dry breadcrumbs, you may need a little less
- Tip into a baking tray
- Once the turkey comes out of the oven to rest, turn up the oven to 400 and roast for 20 – 25 mins
This originally appeared as part of a full Thanksgiving dinner recipe, but could just as easily be part of a Christmas dinner, or Sunday lunch.