Loser Thanksgiving Stuffing

Beer Details

• Beer Style: American Pale Ale
• 7
• 50
• Brewery: Elysian Brewing Company

Part II: A Change From Traditional

Typically, I hate most human beings. So it is odd that I opened my mouth and decided to host Thanksgiving last year. “Who cares,” I thought as I believe humans aren’t the main show. It is all about the food on thanksgiving. People just get in the way

This year, rather than making the traditional butt stuffing, I wanted something a little more brighter. The traditional butt stuffing is savory heaven and is a must for the holidays. So I decided to outsource that recipe to a family member and focus on experimentation. Knowing that good stuffing exists in the hopes that things don’t work out is a necessity on the biggest day of butt stuffing.

Cranberries and Butter

2017 is the year of contrasting flavors. I am really getting a kick out of assumptions of an up-front flavor being smashed instantly by the after taste.

Salty and sweet, especially involving fish sauce seen in your favorite Vietnamese dishes is a prime example of this contrasting love. In this particular experiment, I want to give the taster a sense of comfort and familiarity. This will be provided by the typical flavors found in stuffing: salt, thyme, butter, and parsley will be apart of the lineup. Joining these friends is a new player in this space for me, though perhaps not that unfamiliar to many, especially during this time. I am of course talking about cranberries.

I wanted to somewhat encapsulate a lot of flavors found in your typical Thanksgiving dinner in one complete bite. I will say that I did not accomplish this. I played it too conservatively and created a dish that is sparser in the encapsulated desired flavor. However, when one did get the pleasure of getting the “perfect bite”, I will say that no one thinking about the traditional butt stuffing

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Loser Thanksgiving Stuffing ingredients

• 10 cups of toasted Loser Beer Bread
• 2 cups of crushed pecans
• 1 cup of whole cranberries
• 9 tablespoons of butter
• 3 chopped celery stalks
• 2 large chopped yellow onions
• 1/4 cup of chopped Italian parsley
• 1 tablespoon of ground sage
• 1 tablespoon of ground thyme
• 1 tablespoon of kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
• 11/2 – 2 cups of turkey broth
• Splash of Elysian Looser

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Loser Thanksgiving Stuffing directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place beer bread cubes, pecans and cranberries in large bowl and set aside.
• Coat a 9 inch baking pan or a remekin lightly with vegetable oil or extra butter.
• Add butter to a frying pan and grill the onions and celery. Cook until golden while stirring frequently. Add parsley, ground sage, thyme, kosher salt and pepper. Continue mixing.
• Add mixture to bread cubes and gently mix. Drizzle 11/2½ cups of the chicken broth over mixture in bowl, and stir to combine.
• Place stuffing in your baking dish and baking for 50-60 minutes. Surface area should be toasted and
• Alternate step: instead of baking in the oven, add it to the butt of your bird!

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