Our dear Ukranian-Russian-Polish-German-Jewish-American Mash-Up Natasha Case and Chinese-Filipina-Spanish-Portuguese-American Mash-Up Freya Estreller, founders of COOLHAUS and Ludlows Cocktail Co., shared this very mashy cornbread and Sriracha stuffing recipe with us, which blends Chinese and Filipino flavors with down-home American. It’s a staple from their Mash-Up holiday table. “My grandpa claims he ‘doesn’t eat Chinese food’ but he couldn’t stop eating the stuffing. His cheeks were so full of it he could barely breathe,” says Natasha. We had to have the recipe. 

Freya and Natasha’s Cornbread Sticky Rice Stuffing

This fusion stuffing mixes elements of traditional American with Asian ingredients and that most mash-up of all condiments, Sriracha. We can hardly wait for Thanksgiving to make it again.

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Chinese, Filipino

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

• 1 box cornbread stuffing
• 1 cup black rice cooked al dente
• 3 Chinese sausage links diced
• 2 large carrots diced
• 1 large red bell pepper diced
• 1 cup chopped black mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped roasted chestnuts (TJ’s sells them pre-cooked)
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 3 cups water + 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tbsp mirin
• 1/2 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 1 tbsp salted butter + 4 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• kosher salt, pepper, and Sriracha to taste

Instructions

 

• Cook black rice per instructions (usually 1 C rice to 3.5 cup boiling salted water for 35 minutes covered on low-medium heat).
• In a large saute pan on medium-high heat, cook Chinese sausage in 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil for 3-5 minutes or until fragrant and light brown.
• Add carrots, red bell pepper, chestnuts, mushrooms to pan and cook on medium heat for about 3-5 minutes.
• Add mirin, soy sauce, sherry vinegar to pan, stir and cover on low heat.
• Start making cornbread stuffing per its instructions (usually 4 tablespoons of butter on medium-high heat in large sauté pan, add cornbread then add 3 cups water + box seasoning and stir until cornbread fully coated).
• Fold cornbread stuffing and black rice into Chinese sausage vegetable pan.
• Add 1/2 cup wine and 1/2 cup water and cook on medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Top with cilantro, green onion and squeeze of Sriracha when ready to serve.
• Enjoy!