Nannyís Dressing

Ingredients

Olive oil for cooking
One-half pound each ground veal, pork and beef
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 medium-size onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
Handful of chopped parsley
Small jar of salad olives
One and one-half cups pecan pieces
2 to 3 dozen oysters (if small, then leave whole. Otherwise cut in half)
Seasoning salt (with a light hand)
Pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the meats and cook, stirring, until brown and all pink has disappeared. Add in remaining ingredients, stir and simmer on low heat for 2-3 hours. Adjust seasoning, if necessary, and remember that the olives are salty so be careful with the seasoning salt. My mother-in-law serves this as a dressing with roast turkey at Thanksgiving. It can also served over rice as a main course.

Makes 6 to 8 servings