Italian Sausage Bread Stuffing With Pears – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 2 loaves of sourdough bread cut into ¾” cubes
• 1 lb. sweet Italian sausages, casings removed
• 6 Tbsp. butter, 4 Tbsp. for sausage mixture & 2 Tbsp. for dotting on stuffing if baking in a baking dish
• 2 cups diced celery (or you can substitute some fresh fennel if you like)
• 1 ¼ lbs. onions, chopped
• 1 Tbsp.+ fennel seeds
• 1 ¼ lbs. firm but ripe Bosc pears, peeled, cored, cut into ½” pieces
• 2 large red bell peppers, chopped
• 2 tsp. dried thyme, or 4 tsp. fresh thyme
• 2 tsp. dried marjoram
• 2 tsp. dried rubbed sage, rubbed between your palms until powdery
• ¾ cup dry white wine
• ¾ cup (approx.) canned low-salt chicken broth