Pork and Chestnut Stuffing

Updated November 10, 2022

Total Time
50 minutes
Rating
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Ingredients

Yield:About 8 cups
  • 1 ¼ pounds ground lean pork

  • 2 cups finely chopped onions

  • ½ bay leaf

  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme

  • ½ cup dry white wine

  • Salt to taste, if desired

  • Freshly ground pepper to taste

  • 2 pounds cooked, shelled chestnuts, about 6 cups, cut in half or left whole (see note)

  • 1 ½ cups chicken broth

  • ½ cup finely chopped parsley

  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 4 tablespoons butter, approximately, plus butter for greasing the dish

Ingredient Substitution Guide
Nutritional analysis per serving

38 grams carbs; 66 milligrams cholesterol; 292 calories; 3 grams monosaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 9 grams fat; 1 gram fiber; 475 milligrams sodium; 13 grams protein; 2 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Step 2

    Put the pork in a heavy skillet and cook for five minutes or until the pork loses its raw color, stirring and cutting down with a heavy metal spoon to break up the lumps. Add the onions and continue cooking, stirring, until the onions are wilted, about five minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Chop together the half bay leaf and thyme and add this to the pork. Add the wine and cook until the wine is reduced. Add salt and pepper.

  4. Step 4

    Add the chestnuts, chicken broth and parsley. Cook, stirring often, about five minutes. Stir in the egg and remove from the heat. Let cool.

  5. Step 5

    Stuff and roast the turkey. Butter a baking dish and add any leftover stuffing. Dot the top with about four tablespoons of butter and place in the oven. Bake 30 minutes. Serve the separate stuffing with the carved turkey.

Tip
  • Imported shelled chestnuts bearing the Napoli labelare available in frozen form in Manhattan. They are sold at many grocery stores, including Shop Rite, Shopwell Food Emporiums, Balducci's, 424 Avenue of the Americas (Ninth Street), and Todaro Brothers, 555 Second Avenue (30th Street). (See box on preparation of chestnuts.)

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