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Chestnut & Sage Stuffing
- 2 cups of chestnuts
- ½ cup of unsalted butter
- ½ cup of diced onions
- ½ cup of diced carrots
- ½ cup of diced celery
- 2 loaves of light rye bread/ diced
- 4 oz. of chopped sage
- ½ cup of white wine
- 4 cups of chicken stock or broth
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method of Prep: Heat pan on stove, melt the butter, add carrots, celery, and onions and sauté until tender and aromatic. Add in the chopped sage, chestnuts, add white wine, reduce until almost all liquid is evaporated. Then add the rye bread, mix well until all ingredients are incorporated, add chicken stock, place in a baking dish covered with aluminum foil for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Top should be brown and crispy.
Black Pepper & Maple Brine
- 1 12 lb turkey
- 4qt h2o
- 2/3 c Sugar
- 1 c Salt
- ¼ cup of whole black pepper corns
- 1 c maple syrup
Method of prep: Take all the ingredients except the turkey and heat and bring to a boil and whisk together until all the salt and sugar are combined with the water. Clean and drain the turkey of all excess moisture, completely submerge the turkey in the brine. Brine the turkey for 12-24 hours, remove turkey from the brine and rinse thoroughly with water. Pat dry and place in oven for 4-6 hours, “slow and low” temperature of oven between 325 to 375 degrees. Temp turkey at 165 degrees to ensure completely cooked through.
S’mores Cheesecake
Components
Chocolate crisp
Brulee marshmallow
Gram cracker
Strawberry sauce
Cheesecake
• Softened cream cheese 2 lbs.
• Sugar 2 cups
• Corn starch 3 ounces
• Vanilla extract 1 oz.
• Egg yolks 3 oz
• Milk 2 oz
• Eggs 2 each
• Chocolate chips 2 cups
• Salt pinch
• Heavy cream 2 oz
• Lemon juice 1 oz
Method
Kitchen Aid
• Cream together whit paddle attachment, the cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and salt.
• Slowly add in the eggs and the egg yolks.
• Add in the heavy cream and the milk, and the lemon juice.
• Blind bake the gram cracker crust at 350 degrees for 15 minutes
• Pour the batter in the baking pan
• Place the pan in a water bath, and place in the oven.