Oyster Dressing Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup melted butter, at room temperature
• 3 1/2 cups fresh cornmeal, sifted
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 medium onion
• 1 medium green bell pepper
• 2 celery ribs
• Vegetable oil
• 2 cups diced Conecuh sausage
• 1 recipe Cajun Mirepoix
• 8 cups crumbled cornbread
• 2 tablespoons melted fat (bacon, duck, butter, or shortening)
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 1/4 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons picked fresh thyme, stems removed
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 24 shelled oysters, liquor reserved
• 1/4 cup reserved oyster liquor
• Salt and black pepper to taste