Cooking surfaces
BBQ Temperature
Main ingredient
Cook Type
Roast
Mama’s stuffing is a traditional chestnut stuffing with just 6 or 7 ingredients, most of which you probably already have in your larder. While it may seem basic, it packs a lovely flavour and is a family favourite, well I love it and probably a bit more than most of the rest of the family.
Mama is my mother-in-law and this is one of her recipes. I’ve had it every Christmas since joining the family and have found no need whatsoever to mess with the recipe. It’s a winner.
Ingredients
- 25g butter
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 1 pack chestnuts
- 1/2 pack streaky bacon
- 6 slices of white bread
- pinch cumin seeds
- Maldon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Add the olive oil and butter to a pan and melt. This can be either done on a hob or on your Big Green Egg.
- Slice your bacon into small pieces and add it together with the chopped onion to the melted butter and oil. Cook on the Egg for about 8-10 minutes until the onions have softened.
- While the onions are softening, place the slices or bread into a mixer and chop into bread crumbs.
- Now chop the chestnuts into chunks. I don’t like them too fine.
- Once the onions have softened, take the pan from the Egg and add the chestnuts, breadcrumbs and a pinch of cumin seeds. Mix well.
- Transfer the mixture to a heat proof ceramic dish.
- Setup your Egg for an indirect cook with the plate setter feet up with the stainless grid on top. Set the Egg to 180°C.
- Place the dish of stuffing into the Egg and cook for about 30 minutes.