Chorizo Stuffing

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Chorizo Stuffing
Michael Symon

Ingredients:

4 tbl olive oil
1 -1/2 # chorizo
2 tbl minced garlic
1 cup small dice red onion
1-1/2 cups grated manchego cheese
2 whole eggs
2 cups chicken stock
1-1/2 cups heavy cream
10 cups french bread cut into 1 inch cubes
4 tbl chopped oregano
zest and juice of 2 lemons
salt to taste

Preparation:

Heat large skillet over medium heat and add oil, brown chorizo for 4-5 minutes and remove from pan. Sweat garlic, onion and celery for 3-5 minutes until vegetables are tender and place in mixing bowl with chorizo.

Deglaze pan with chicken stock and bring to simmer, add cream and season with salt and oregano and simmer for 10 minutes and remove from heat. whisk eggs into chorizo mixture and slowly whisk in cream. Add bread, lemon juice, zest and manchego and mix thouroughly. Place mixture into 9 by 13 casserole and bake at 375 for 45 minutes or until golden brown.