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The night before, cut the sourdough into cubes and spread out on a cookie sheet. If possible, leave bread out overnight or bake at 150 degrees F for an hour until bread is crunchy stale, but not hard or browned at all.
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The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 9-inch baking pan and set aside.
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In a very large, deep skillet or Dutch oven, melt 5 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the celery root and a generous sprinkle of sea salt, edge heat to medium-high (hot, but not enough that the butter is smoking) and cook 10 minutes longer, until pieces are tender and lightly browned on the edges. Pour in a splash of stock and scrape up any brown bits. Then add remaining stock, bring mixture to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn heat off and stir in bread crumbs, minced herbs, and Meyer lemon zest and juice. Add chili powder, and sea salt and black pepper to taste.
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Spoon into prepared baking pan, dot with remaining tablespoon butter, and slide into oven and bake for 35 - 45 minutes, or until the top of the stuffing is a rich golden brown and stuffing is piping hot.
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Meanwhile, make the roasted Meyer lemons. Drizzle olive over lemon slices and arrange on a rimmed baking sheet.
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Roast 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven, flip, and roast 10 minutes more. Cool and cut slices into half moons.
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Before serving, tuck slices of roasted Meyer lemon throughout, and garnish stuffing with minced celery leaves, parsley, sage, and thyme leaves.