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Crawfish Stuffed Mirlitons/ Chayote Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 mirlitons/ Chayote (they are the same thing)
1 T. butter
1 c. chopped onion
2 garlic cloves minced
1lb cooked crawfish tail meat
½ c.breadcrumbs
Directions:
Directions:
Pierce mirlitons with a fork. Cover with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer for 30 minutes until tender. drain and cool Cut mirlitons in half lengthwise; discard seeds. Scoop out pulp, leaving a ¼ in. shell. Chop pulp and place in a bowl. Preheat oven to 375º.
Melt butter and add onion and garlic cook until onion is tender. Add crawfish and remaining ingredients to the chopped pulp and combine. Spoon about ½ c. crawfish mixture into each shell. Place stuffed mirlitons on a baking sheet. Bake at 375º for 30 min. or until golden.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is a dish David and I learned about when we went out with some vendors he worked with from New Orleans. It is a unique twist on stuffed bell peppers. Mirlitons are grown all around the New Orleans area in private gardens. They are also called Chayote in Texas.

 

 

 

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