Chanterelle And Pear Bread Stuffing

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 bread, loaf (large )
• 1 lb chanterelle mushroom
• 1/3 lb pancetta, diced small
• 10 tablespoons butter, more for greasing muffin tins
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup shallot, minced (about three)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup wine
• 3 1/2 cups pears, diced (about four or five firm, ripe varieties like bartlett or anjou)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/4 cup fresh chives, minced
• 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 cups turkey stock

Recipe

• 1 tear bread into small pieces or dice; place in roasting pan or oven safe bowl.
• 2 cover with paper towels and leave out overnight to dry out (or lightly toast in oven, in batches).
• 3 slice half the mushrooms and chop the other half; set aside.
• 4 heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook pancetta until fat is rendered, about 7 minutes; remove to a large plate.
• 5 add 2 tablespoons butter to skillet and increase heat to medium high.
• 6 add onions and shallots, season with salt and pepper, cook, stirring occasionally, until softened; add to plate of pancetta.
• 7 add 3 tablespoons butter to skillet, add mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, saute until mushroom start to brown; add to pancetta and onions.
• 8 deglaze skillet with wine and reduce by half; pour over pancetta, onions, and mushrooms.
• 9 wipe out skillet, add remaining butter, pears, and sugar; season with salt and pepper and saute until the pears start to brown.
• 10 add all the cooked and sauteed ingredients to dried or toasted bread crumbs, tossing to combine; add herbs and chicken broth, toss again.
• 11 add more broth if you like a moist stuffing, and check for salt and pepper.
• 12 if cooking in muffin tins, preheat oven to 375 degrees f and generously butter muffing tins.
• 13 press stuffing in each and top with 1 tablespoon stock.
• 14 bake 20 to 30 minutes, until a light crust forms on the bottom.
• 15 if stuffing a turkey, or other meat, follow that recipes instructions.