Sandy Ingber's Grand Central Oyster Bar Thanksgiving Turkey Stuf

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb loaf bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 cups medium diced spanish onions
• 1 cup medium diced celery
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 24 bluepoint oysters, shucked

Recipe

• 1 1) dry cut bread cubes overnight or toast in a low temp oven until crisp. melt ½ the butter in a medium skillet. add onions and celery, cooking until onions are translucent about 5 minutes. add garlic, sage, thyme and nutmeg; cook for 30 seconds more.
• 2 2) combine cooked vegetables with bread cubes, parsley, stock, milk and eggs, mixing gently. fold in oysters. season with salt and pepper. this stuffing can be made up to 2 days in advance. if not stuffing into poultry for roasting, transfer mixture to a large oiled baking dish, dot surface with pats of remaining butter. take a piece of wax paper and lightly oil both sides and place of top of stuffing. bake in a 350 degree oven until crisp on top and stuffing temperature reaches 160 degrees.
• 3 3)stuffing should be baked on baking dish for about 45 minutes or until brown on top.