Spiced Apple-Sausage Stuffing With Cranberries and Brandy Recipe (2024)

Ingredients

Yield:About 12 cups, enough to stuff a 12- to 14-pound turkey

• 1cup dried cranberries
• ¼cup brandy
• 4pounds ground pork (or substitute ground turkey)
• 5½teaspoons kosher salt, more to taste
• 5½teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1tablespoon ground cinnamon
• ¼teaspoon ground cloves
• 3garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2½teaspoons grated ginger root
• 6tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4medium leeks, white and light-green part only, finely chopped
• 2celery stalks, sliced
• 2bay leaves
• 2½teaspoons whole coriander seed
• 4medium apples, peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch chunks
• 2tablespoons cider vinegar

Preparation

1. Step

   1

   In a small pot, bring cranberries, brandy and 3 tablespoons water to a simmer. Turn off heat and let stand until ready to use.

2. Step

   2

   In a large bowl, using your hands, mash and squeeze together the pork, 5 teaspoons each of salt and pepper, the cinnamon and cloves. Make sure spices are evenly distributed. In a small bowl, mix together the garlic and ginger root.

3. Step

   3

   In a very large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add leeks, celery, bay leaves and coriander; cook, stirring, until vegetables are almost softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in the apples and remaining ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Cook 2 minutes, reduce heat to medium, cover and cook until just tender, about 3 minutes more. Transfer mixture to a bowl. Add vinegar to cranberry mixture.

4. Step

   4

   Add another tablespoon oil to same skillet over medium-high heat. Add a third of the garlic-ginger mixture and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add a third of the pork and brown, breaking up with a fork, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add a third of the cranberries and their liquid; cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until most liquid has evaporated. Spoon pork into bowl with apple mixture; repeat two more times with remaining ingredients. Toss everything together; taste and add more salt if necessary.