Dud's Cornbread Dressing

Name: Dud's Cornbread Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 85 min
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 1 batch of cornbread (made from scratch (See Breads and Rolls)); 1 batch of biscuits (made from scratch (See Breads and Rolls)); 3 onion (chopped); 3 eggs (beaten); chicken or turkey neck or gizzards or 1 can of chicken broth; salt and pepper

Dud's Cornbread Dressing is a family-table side dish featuring batch of cornbread, batch of biscuits, onion, preserved from the family cookbook.

Prep 20 minCook 1 hr 25 minTotal 1 hr 45 min

A serving of Dud's Cornbread Dressing featuring batch of cornbread and batch of biscuits — Representative stock photo · kimberlykv / flickr / BY 2.0

Method

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Method

Make the cornbread and the biscuits the day before. Place the chopped onions in a large saucepan and more than cover with water. Add turkey or chicken necks or the broth, whichever you choose. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, turn down and simmer for 30 minutes to an hour. Remove from heat and cool. Add beaten eggs. Crumble the biscuits and cornbread into the onion water at a ratio of about 1 part biscuit to 2 parts cornbread. Season with salt and pepper. You are trying to end up with a mixture that is kind of soupy but thick. Pour into a greased 9 X 13" pan.
Bake in a 325°F oven for approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes and gravy, and turkey or chicken.

Family note

What makes this ours

I bet Tony's grandmother made this every week! Mine is acceptable for a Yankee girl, but Dud's and Elizabeth's dressing beats mine by a mile!!

MMRecipe contributed byMarie Martell Isbell