Cajun Chesapeake Cornbread Stuffing
 
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Sweet buttermilk cornbread makes the base of this Cajun-Chesapeake take on stuffing packed with andouille sausage and jumbo lump crab.
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Ingredients
  • ½ batch cornbread (use your favorite recipe)
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 large cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup celery, finely chopped
  • 1 large (or 2 small) shallots, finely chopped
  • ½ red bell pepper, diced
  • 6 oz. andouille sausage, sliced
  • ½ lb. wild caught jumbo lump crabmeat
  • 1½ tsp Old Bay
  • 1½ tsp Cajun seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's or Slap Ya Mama)
  • 2 scallions, green and white parts, finely chopped
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup clam juice
  • ½ cup chicken broth
Instructions
  1. Bake the cornbread according to recipe instructions. Let it sit until it's cool enough to handle, then crumble half of it in a large bowl (alternatively, you could bake a half batch and use all of it). Then, butter an 8x8 baking dish and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large cast iron skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat and saute the shallots, celery, garlic and red pepper until just softened. Add in the sliced andouille sausage, crab meat and seasonings. Cook for 5-7 minutes until the sausage and crab are warmed through and evenly distributed. Stir carefully so as not to break down the crab meat too much.
  3. When ready, take the crab mixture off the heat and add it to the bowl with the cornbread. Then, add the chopped scallions and stir everything together until well mixed (again, be careful of the crab meat!).
  4. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the egg, clam juice and chicken broth. Pour the wet ingredients over the cornbread crab mixture and stir until evenly distributed. Add the stuffing into the greased baking dish in an even layer. Make sure it gets into the corners! Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown and just dry to the touch. Serve warm.
Notes
This amount should serve about 6 people as a side dish. 4 people if your family's really hungry, or just 2 people if you're eating it by itself for dinner and one of you is a Hulk. ;)
Nutrition Information
Serving Size: 6 Calories: 180 Fat: 11g Saturated fat: 4g Unsaturated fat: 6g Carbohydrates: 6g Sugar: 2g Sodium: 564mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 12g Cholesterol: 92mg
Recipe by PurposeFull Life at http://www.lifepurposefull.com/cajun-chesapeake-cornbread-stuffing/