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First, have a very large bowl or pot close to stove top so you can put ingredients in as they are cooked.
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Second, you need a good sized fry pan, preferabley with deep, straight sides.
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Third, a good pair of tongs and spoonula.
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Fourth, are the ingredients. These are estimations, I don't really measure.
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Fifth, you might want to do the prep ahead so as to be able to cook and stuff all at once. Or not!
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*you could use just ground pork but the sausage gives a better taste.
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Heat fry pan and oil lightly with a pat of butter.
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Fry 1/2 the beef and 1/2 the sausage together. Make sure to break it all up and mix it well until all is cooked. Dump it all into the pot/bowl you have waiting. Juices and all.
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Do the same to the rest of the beef and sausage. Mix thoroughly.
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Melt 1/4 cup (4 Tbs) butter in fry pan and saute the celery until almost cooked. Dump it all into the pot/bowl and mix thoroughly.
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Melt 1/4 cup (4 Tbs) butter in fry pan and saute the onion until wilted, but not brown. Dump all into the pot/bowl and mix thoroughly.
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Add seasonings at this point. Use the amount that is to your liking. Mix very well.
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If it seems too dry at this point, melt more butter in the fry pan and add to the mix.
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Finally, add the 1 box of croutons and mix several times over the next 15-20 minutes.
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There should be little or no liquid in the bottom of the pot/bowl after this time. The croutons should have absorbed it. If not, add more croutons and repeat.
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Now you can either put the stuffing in a casserole dish, roaster or other baking pan , and cook separately from the turkey.
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I stuff my turkey, both neck and cavity immediately, while the stuffing is hot, and put it into the oven to roast. The extra stuffing goes in a separate pan to cook along side the turkey.
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If you use a spearate casserole to do cook the stuffing, you may want to use some pan drippings to mix into the casserole and give it more flavor.
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With this we serve mashed potatoes, peas, my special turnip/carrot mash, cranberry sauce, and Polish rye or sisal bread. Of course, the gravy, too!
