Editing Stuffing (section)

{{short description|Edible mixture filling a food's cavity}}
{{About|cooking|the practice of filling out the skin of an animal for display|Taxidermy|the synthetic fiber used for stuffing pillows and soft toys|Polyester fiberfill|the fetish|Stuffing (fetish)}}
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[[File:Stuffing a turkey.jpg|thumb|Stuffing a [[domesticated turkey|turkey]]]]
[[File:Stuffed turkey.jpg|thumb|Stuffed [[Turkey as food|turkey]] ]]
[[File:Empanadas de carne, 2006.jpg|thumb|right|Chilean ''[[empanada]]'' with ground meat stuffing]]

'''Stuffing''', '''filling''', or '''dressing''' is an edible mixture, often composed of [[herb]]s and a [[Starch#Food|starch]] such as [[bread]], used to fill a cavity in the preparation of another food item.  Many foods may be stuffed, including [[poultry]], [[seafood]], and [[vegetable]]s.  As a [[cooking technique]] stuffing helps retain moisture, while the mixture itself serves to augment and absorb flavors during its preparation.

[[Poultry]] stuffing often consists of breadcrumbs, [[onion]], [[celery]], [[spice]]s, and herbs such as [[Salvia officinalis|sage]], combined with the [[giblets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/english/traditional-roast-chicken-with-apple-sage-and-onion-stuffing-cranberry-and-sage-sauce-and-chicken-giblet-gravy.html |title=Traditional Roast Chicken with Apple, Sage and Onion Stuffing, Cranberry and Sage Sauce and Chicken-giblet Gravy - English - Recipes - from Delia Online |website=Deliaonline.com |date= 9 November 2015|access-date=2015-12-02}}</ref> Additions in the United Kingdom include dried fruits and nuts (such as apricots and flaked almonds),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3054/apricot-and-hazelnut-stuffing |title=Apricot & hazelnut stuffing |publisher=BBC Good Food |date=2015-07-24 |access-date=2015-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/140609/apricot-sausagemeat-stuffing |title=Apricot sausagemeat stuffing |publisher=BBC Good Food |date=2011-01-02 |access-date=2015-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/508023/hairy-bikers-christmas-turkey-with-two-stuffings |title=Hairy Bikers' Christmas turkey with two stuffings recipe |website=Goodtoknow |access-date=2015-12-02}}</ref> and chestnuts.<ref name="youtubeiv">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbsNoHnYKSU&feature=iv&src_vid=4oh_tJdRz_c&annotation_id=annotation_2032707815  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hbsNoHnYKSU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Fail-Safe Pork & Sage Stuffing &#124; Jamie Oliver |via=YouTube |date=2015-11-27 |access-date=2015-12-02}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3052/rustic-chestnut-stuffing |title=Rustic chestnut stuffing |publisher=BBC Good Food |date=2015-07-24 |access-date=2015-12-02}}</ref>