
Side Dishes
Vegan + Vegetarian
Oyster Dressing
Cook: 40 mins
Oyster dressing – as strange as it might sound (possibly conjuring images of the bivalve dressed up with a bowtie) – is a major staple of Thanksgiving in Alabama. Seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is the name of the game in this part of the country – and as such, seafood figures large in Alabama’s culinary canon. Oyster dressing is actually a type of stuffing that has – you guessed it – oysters in it. It’s a delicious – if unusual – addition to the Thanksgiving table.
Ingredients
- 8 cups plain bread cubes or 8 cups cornbread cubes
- 1 1⁄2 cups celery, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup yellow (regular) onion, chopped
- 2 dozen freshly shucked or jarred oysters, preferably Gulf oysters, drained and coarsely chopped, reserve the oyster liquid
- 1⁄2 cup organic butter, melted
- 1⁄2 cup evaporated milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 4 teaspoons fresh sage
- 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 4 teaspoons fresh thyme, reserve several sprigs for garnish
Nutrition Info | PerServing | Daily% |
---|---|---|
Calories | 846 | 42% |
Fat (g) | 35 | 54% |
Saturated Fat (g) | 15 | 74% |
Carbohydrates (g) | 112 | 37% |
Protein (g) | 21 | 41% |
Sugars (g) | 3 | 0% |
Fiber (g) | 2 | 7% |
Preparation
Tip
We like to use Gulf oysters with this recipe.