![Carla Hall <p><b>What's Carla's can't-beat stuffing?</b> As a real southern girl, she starts with flourless cornbread that's "full of fat." Her choice ingredients are turkey sausage and dried cherries. "I make my own turkey sausage, which has a number of spices and a bit of cognac." She whips it up with sautéed onions and celery sprinkled with poultry seasoning, which she incorporates into her turkey stock. "I bake [my stuffing], so I guess that makes it a dressing instead of a stuffing, huh?" Hall's all about her dressing: "The stuffing takes center stage on my Thanksgiving plate!"</p>
<p><b>Any special tips?</b> Hall warns not to use sweet cornbread. "Southerners generally do not like sweet cornbread," she explains. "We like everything else sweet — tea, rice, desserts — but not our cornbread!" </p>
<p><b>If sausage and cornbread are part of your holiday plan, try this recipe: </b> <a href="/recipefinder/buttermilk-cornbread-stuffing-sausage-recipe-clx1111" target="_blank"><b>Buttermilk Cornbread Stuffing with Sausage</b></a></p>](https://hips.hearstapps.com/del.h-cdn.co/assets/cm/15/10/54f64a2927af9_-_del-carla-hall-abc-o8wpan-xl.jpg?resize=980:*)
Yields:
2
Total Time:
1 hr
This recipe by Chef Carla Hall will make your Thanksgiving even sweeter!
Tune into ABC's The Chew for more recipes and ideas from Carla Hall as well as Michael Symon, Mario Batali, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. pound fresh or frozen cranberries
- 4 pears
- 1 onion
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 2 inch ginger
- 2 strip lemon zest
- 1 tsp. salt
Directions
- Step 1Place onions, sugar, red wine, ginger, lemon zest and salt in a medium size pot. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes. Add the cranberries and pears to the pot, and continue to simmer for an additional 20 minutes or until the cranberries and onions have softened, and the color is a rich scarlet. TIP: Prick each cranberry with a pin or needle before cooking them. This will keep the cranberries from bursting and getting mushy as they cook.
- Step 2Remove lemon zest strips. Allow relish to cool. Serve at room temperature. May be made two days in advance. Adjust seasoning, if necessary.
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