i made homemade oyster dressing, the last few times i made it it tastes bitter, could it be too much sage?

Question

it is passed down from generations..i use the same ingredients that my mother used, broken dryed bread, celery, onions, sage, broth, but it seems to taste bitter an salty (i use very little salt if any). as i mix it before cooking i taste test it and add more sage as i go, will sage make it salty tasting? and bitter? ..i don't measure just put some in and taste. thanks..teresa

Answer 1

Could just be the oysters. Oysters are often bitter, and the bitterness varies by where the oysters are harvested, when they are harvested, and breed. I've never heard of sage being all that salty.

My grandmother always made Scalloped Oysters for Thanksgiving, and I begged my mother to make them for me, but alas, I'm the only one left who still enjoys them in the family. Glad to know that it isn't such an odd dish that no one has heard of it. Enjoy. :^)

Answer 2

I don't care for sage, because often times people put too much of it in stuffing. It's actually taken me a long time to starting enjoying stuffing - if it doesn't have sage, then I don't get that strong taste.
Anyway, if you are taste-testing it as you go, it seems to me you would've already detected saltiness. I wonder if the sage is drawing out the salt?

Answer 3

to much sage!!!!