Ingredients:
2 pounds fresh foie gras, cut into 1-inch cubes (foie gras cubes work great)

6 medium-sized Honey Crisp or Fuji apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1 ½ inch pieces

1 cup dried cranberries

2 cups packaged roasted chestnuts, cut in half or quartered

5 cups arugula, stems removed

1½ cups cippolini onions, peeled and cut into 1 inch wedges

6 ½ cups foccacia bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 Tablespoon garlic, minced

2 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

3/4 - 1 cup roasted duck, turkey, or chicken drippings/jus

4 Tablespoons Italian parsley, chopped

2 Tablespoons sage, chopped

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions:

Once all the ingredients above have been prepared, put the cubed bread in a bowl and toss with the minced garlic and olive oil. Toast the bread cubes in a 450 degree oven until golden brown, 5 - 10 minutes.

Heat a very large heavy sauté pan over medium high heat. Season the chunks of foie gras with salt and pepper and sear until golden brown, about 1 minute. (If the heat is too high, the fat will turn brown, which is not optimal.) Remove the foie gras from the pan, leaving about ¾ cup of the foie gras fat in the pan. Set aside any extra foie gras fat for another use. Add the onions and apples and cook until golden brown. Towards the end of the cooking time, add the chestnuts. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and transfer to a large bowl. Wilt the arugula in the warm pan with some of the remaining fat, then add to apples, onions and chestnut mixture. Add the dried cranberries, the chunks of foie gras and the toasted bread cubes and mix well. Season with salt and pepper if needed and add the chopped herbs and duck, turkey, or chicken jus. The bread cubes will still be crisp. If a more moist stuffing is preferred, add more jus or use a high quality stock.

Serves 10 - 12.