Sweet Potato & Pork Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe

Ingredients (21)

• Stuffing ingredients:
• 2 large (8 to 10 ounce) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, ghee, or duck fat (divided)
• 2 pounds ground pork
• 1 cup diced yellow onion (from 1/2 medium onion)
• 1 cup diced carrots (from 1 large carrot or 2 small carrots)
• 1 cup diced celery (from 2 to 3 celery stalks)
• 1/2 cup port or sweet sherry
• 2 large pears, peeled and diced
• 1 cup dried cranberries or cherries (optional – leave this out if you’re avoiding sugars)
• 1 cup chopped fresh herbs (I used 3/4 cups flat parsley and 1/4 cup mixed fresh sage, chervil, and thyme).
• 3 large eggs
• Pecan crumble ingredient:
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• 1 1/2 cups unsalted pecans
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries or cherries
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, ghee, or duck fat (room temperature, if it was in the refrigerator)
• 2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh herbs (I used mostly parsley with just a couple rosemary needles and a few thyme leaves)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper