Chestnut Stuffing
Method
1. Melt the butter for the stuffing in a frying pan and gently fry the onion, garlic and celery until soft but not browned.
2. Remove from the heat and mix in the lemon zest, chestnuts, parsley, thyme and breadcrumbs, followed by the eggs. Season to taste and leave to cool.
3. Can be used to stuff the turkey, or make into balls and bake in a preheated oven (180?C, gas mark 4, 350?F) for about 20-25 minutes.
Ingredients
115g unsalted butter
3 medium onions, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
6 sticks celery, trimmed and finely diced
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
400g cooked, peeled chestnuts, roughly chopped
4 tbsp finely chopped parsley
1 tsp finely chopped thyme
400g fine white breadcrumbs
3 medium eggs
Salt
Freshly milled black pepper

