Holiday Stuffing

6 Ounces Chukar® Dried Tart Cherries 1 cup Madeira 14-slices of day-old homemade style white bread, toasted and torn into small pieces (about 8 cups) 1 1/2 cups toasted pecan Meats 1 cup onion, chopped 1 cup celery, chopped 1/2 cup shallots, chopped 1/2 cup sweet butter 3 crisp apples, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/2 cup flat-leafed parsley, chopped 2 teaspoons dried tarragon, crumbled 1 teaspoon dried thyme 10-12 dried sage leaves, crumbled 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste

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Holiday Stuffing (continued)

Place dried cherries in a bowl with the Madeira and soak for several hours or overnight. Combine the bread pieces with toasted pecans in a large bowl. Drain the cherries, reserving the Madeira and add them to the bread mixture. In a skillet, sauté onion, celery and shallots in the butter until the vegetables are softened. Add this to the bread mixture. Add the apples, raisins, parsley, tarragon, thyme, sage, salt, pepper and reserved Madeira and toss the stuffing well.

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