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Stuffing is a classic Thanksgiving side dish, but at Professor Rachel Novotny’s house, it is the main event. Novotny, a professor in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, has adapted a 20-pound turkey stuffing recipe from the Joy of Cooking cookbook for her family’s annual meal.
“The stuffing tends to be a favorite part of the meal and is usually the first bowl to be emptied,” said Novotny.
Turkey stuffing recipe:
Chop
- Turkey Giblets
Saute
- 4 T butter
- One white or yellow onion, chopped
- Add chopped giblets
Mix
- 8 cups bread crumbs
- 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
- Fresh rosemary from a 10-inch sprig
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- Add this stuffing mixture to cooked giblets and onions and mix
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Add to stuffing mixture and mix in
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- Stuff turkey (about a 20 lb turkey) with the stuffing mixture front and back and close with a large wooden toothpick.
Cook the turkey on the grill, covered. Cool the turkey for about an hour, take the stuffing out and eat it!
