Perfect Christmas Stuffing [1]

4 or 5 onions - chopped small-medium

200g stale white bread - cut into cubes

4 carrot sticks - cut into small-medium chunks

250g pork - trimmed and sliced into chunks

250g pork sausages - skinned and sliced into chunks

250g chicken breasts - sliced into chunks

3 strips smoked - chopped

250g sweet red apples - cored and chopped

225g pre-soaked dried apricots - chop into small pieces

225g pre-soaked raisins

120g walnuts - chopped

120g pecans - chopped1 lemon - halved

Zest of 2 lemons - grated

1 orange - halved

1 1/2 tbsp allspice

2 tsp fresh sage - chopped

2 tsp fresh thyme - chopped

2 tsp fresh sage - chopped

3 cups water

1 cup brandy

6 tbsp butter

Salt and fresh black pepper to taste

1

First, melt the butter in a large frying pan.
2

Then lightly fry the chopped onions, carrots, pork, pork sausages, chicken breasts and smoked bacon until everything becomesgolden - this should take 10 to 15 minutes).
3

Once done, keep it aside.
4

Now preheat your oven 200 degree C or 400 degrees F.
5

After that place the ingredients from the pan into a large mixing bowl.
6

Then add all the remaining ingredients of the recipe into the bowl.
7

Mix and season well.
8

Finally, place the contents into a buttered, deep ovenproof dish.
9

Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 to 30 minutes - until deliciously crisp and hot.
10

Perfect to go with your Christmas Ham or Turkey

Cooks Note

These can be rolled into balls instead of cooking all at once in a dish- bake for 20 minutes on an olied baking sheet.