Do you eat French Meat Stuffing at Thanksgiving?

[luvmy3]

Thanksgiving stuffing isn't stuffing without some kind of meat in it.. LOL..

Mine is:
Ground pork sausage (like the Jimmy Dean roll)
Egg
Dried bread cubes
Minced celery
Smidge of milk
Bell's Seasoning

YUM!! Now I'm hungry - LOL..

This is pretty much how I remember stuffing growing up. I haven't made it myself but maybe this year I will!

 

[mhsjax]

OMG I can't believe I fell for a Zombie Thread.

 

[marcyinPA]

OMG I can't believe I fell for a Zombie Thread.

Same! I never look at dates! My bad!

 

[okeydokey]

OMG I can't believe I fell for a Zombie Thread.

Fits well with the Thanksgiving Season though.

 

[NFLDERS]

My mother's side of the family is French Canadian, and this is what they did. It was called "meat pie" or "pork pie", and traditionally eaten (in their family anyway) on New Year's Day. Personally, I always thought it was yucky. But my mother still makes it.

Ironically, I just asked my mother for her recipe for New England Bread Stuffing last night.

1 stick of butter
1 onion, chopped
3-4 stalks of celery, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1 TBSP Bell's Poultry seasoning (and according to Mom, it MUST be Bell's!!)
1 pound fresh bread cubes (not that dried stuff!)
warm turkey broth or chicken broth (enough just to bind the bread. Not too wet, not too dry).

I love this stuff- it tastes best when it is stuffed in the bird. My mom makes it best- even I have trouble making it taste like hers!

This is my fav. recipe but with mushrooms in it too! We've been making it in the Crock Pot though, no longer in the turkey. Also, keeping an eye on the moisture level as with most crock recipes; Too much liquid will wreck it.

French Canadian Meat Pie on New Year's Day!

 

[NFLDERS]

My mother's side of the family is French Canadian, and this is what they did. It was called "meat pie" or "pork pie", and traditionally eaten (in their family anyway) on New Year's Day. Personally, I always thought it was yucky. But my mother still makes it.

Ironically, I just asked my mother for her recipe for New England Bread Stuffing last night.

1 stick of butter
1 onion, chopped
3-4 stalks of celery, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1 TBSP Bell's Poultry seasoning (and according to Mom, it MUST be Bell's!!)
1 pound fresh bread cubes (not that dried stuff!)
warm turkey broth or chicken broth (enough just to bind the bread. Not too wet, not too dry).

I love this stuff- it tastes best when it is stuffed in the bird. My mom makes it best- even I have trouble making it taste like hers!

This is my fav. recipe but with Mushrooms in it too! We've been making it in the Crock Pot though, no longer in the turkey. Also, keeping an eye on the moisture level as with most crock recipes; Too much liquid will wreck it.

French Canadian Meat Pie on New Year's Day!

 

[minkydog]

I'm guessing that's what it's called. My DH's grandmother always made this for the Thanksgiving table. But she passed away last year and my DH is asking me to make it for him to bring over to my mother's T-day dinner. I didn't eat it too much during the past years but I do remember that it was ground hamburger with probably small bits of potato in it? Does this sound familiar. I don't know what seasonings she used either but I do remember her saying at one point that there was cinnamon in it. I THINK. Can anyone help?

My DHs grandfather, who was 100% Greek, always made their stuffing with cornbread and ground beef. It wasn't particularly flavorful, which was weird considering that he owned and cooked in restaurants. I do not like the ground beef in my stuffing. It just gives it an unpleasant taste and texture, IMO.