Homemade Stuffing - Savory Holiday Stuffing

This is my mother's famous recipe-We'll call it Jeanette's Famous Stuffing

2-large loaves of white bread, torn apart or cubed and dried (about 2 days at room temp, or 1/2 hour oven)
1-medium onion
2-3 stalks celery
3 small or 1 large can chicken broth or 4 cups chicken/turkey broth from giblets
2-tsp rubbed sage
2-tsp poultry seasoning
1-stick real butter
salt and pepper to taste

In a large pan bring chicken broth, butter, onions and celery to boil and cook on slow heat until the celery and onions are tender; about 10-15 minutes

In a large bowl, add bread and sprinkle evenly with the sage and poultry seasoning.

Pour hot broth with the onions and celery evenly over the bread and mix as you pour just enough to evenly coat the bread (you can add more broth if necessary to moisten the bread).  The stuffing should be moist but not mushy. Slightly hard or solid on the inside of the pieces is desired as the remaining moisture will slowly seep in especially if the stuffing is cooked in the bird.

If stuffing a chicken or turkey, my mother fills the bird's cavity with hot stuffing and immediately cooks the bird until done.  This makes the best stuffing in my opinion as the juices from the turkey are absorbed for added flavor. 

If cooking the stuffing separately, bake until the consistency is to your liking.  Remember, everything is already cooked and all you are doing is baking away some of the moisture while leaving all of the flavor at this point.

According to television chefs, if stuffing a bird, heat the stuffing in the microwave until piping hot so that it does not keep the inside of the bird cold while the bird is in the oven and never stuff the bird and then refrigerate without cooking immediately.

People ask my mother for this recipe constantly. I think once you try it, you'll never make stuffing differently.  Simple but oooh sooo savory.

Allan