Wild Game Wednesday - Fennel and Tarragon Stuffing

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought I would share a stuffing recipe that we tried one year.  Despite the amount of fennel seed and tarragon, there is only light faintest aroma of licorice and no taste of licorice.  When we first tried this recipe at Thanksgiving, my mom and wife bought a box of Stove Top stuffing, just in case it didn't turn out.  To their surprise is was really good and started the trend of "never doubt the L.L. Bean Cookbook".  To stuff our Thanksgiving turkey, I quadrupled the recipe below to make 6 cups of stuffing.

This recipe comes from The L.L. Bean Game & Fish Cookbook by Angus Cameron and Judith Jones, printed in 1983.  We happened to find a copy at our local Barnes and Noble about 10 years ago and have used it extensively.

Fennel Seend and Tarragon Stuffing

A subtle stuffing with a faint licorice aroma that's particularly compatible with delicate birds like quail. Also good for fish.  Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Ingredients
1/2 tsp fennel seed
2 Tb. chopped fresh tarragon or 1 tsp dried
6 Tb. butter, melted
about 1 1/2 cups roughly torn fresh bread crumbs
1 Tb. chopped parsley
salt and black pepper to taste

Mix all the ingredients together, tossing lightly.