Sausage, Leek And Currant Stuffing

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 lbs egg bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 17 cups)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 cups leeks, sliced (-lt. green part only, or about 6 leeks)
• 1 lb italian turkey sausage, casing removed
• 2 cups celery, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme, crumbled
• 3/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
• 1 cup dried currant
• 2 eggs, beaten to blend

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 arrange bread cubes on 2 heavy large baking sheets.
• 3 bake until slightly dry, about 10 minutes.
• 4 cool completely.
• 5 heat oil in heavy large dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• 6 add leeks, sausage, celery, sugar, thyme and sage.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 cook until sausage is cooked through and leeks are tender, about 10 minutes.
• 9 transfer mixture to large bowl.
• 10 cool slightly. add bread cubes and currants to sausage mixture and toss to combine.
• 11 season with salt and pepper. (can be prepared 1 day ahead. cover and refrigerate.)
• 12 stir beaten eggs into stuffing.