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Seafood Dishes Melinda LeBlanc
Stuffed Mirlitons

Prep Time Required: No time specified.
Cooking Time Required: No time specified.

Ingredients
1 Cup Water 8 pats Butter
12 Teaspoon Salt 2 Teaspoon Parsley
extra Bread crumbs 1 Cup Onions, chopped
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder 1 Cup Green Onions, chopped
12 Cup seasoned Bread crumbs 12 stick Butter or margarine
3 Cup small Shrimp, raw and peeled 12 Teaspoon Tobasco or red pepper
4 large Mirlitons (vegetable pears)  

Directions

Boil mirlitons until tender. Cut in half and remove seed and any stringy pulp near it. Scoop out pulp leaving a small amount on skin. Lightly salt and pepper inside of skins and set aside. Mash pulp. Saut� for 15 minutes stirring often. Next add shrimp, salt, Tobasco, green onion tops, parsley, and garlic powder. Stir well and let cook 5 minutes. Add � cup seasoned bread crumbs and remove from heat. Stir well. Spoon a generous helping of dressing into each shell and arrange them in a baking pan. Sprinkle extra bread crumbs on top and put a pat of butter on each one. Add 1 cup of water to the pan and cover loosely with foil. Bake at 350� for 1 hour. Uncover and cook another 10 minutes to brown tops. Serve warm as a main dish.

Makes 8 generous servings.


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