Stuffed Alligator Pears Recipe

Stuffed Alligator Pears

From hot_it_up 14 years ago

This is my spin on one of the great cooks of New Orleans named Poppy Tooker's recipe for stuffed Mirlitons.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Halve mirlitons lengthwise. Cook them until just tender, 15 to 20 minutes, in a large pot of boiling salted water. Remove seed and discard. Carefully scoop out the flesh with a spoon, preserving the shell. Coarsely chop the flesh.
Measure out and melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Set aside.
In a large skillet, melt remaining butter. Add Trinty and cook until translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Add mirliton and toss to coat. Stir in shrimp and cook until just pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in crab meat, scallions, 1/4cup of the bread crumbs and the Bacon. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Place the shells on a baking sheet and fill with the stuffing. Sprinkle with the remaining bread crumbs and drizzle with reserved butter and shake a small amount of Cayenne on each for taste and presentation . Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until heated through.

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" It was excellent "
justjakesmom ate it and said...
I had no idea what a mirliton was (thanks mapcenter) but this recipe sounded so good - now I know! Thanks hotitup! ;')
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" It was excellent "
petunia97 ate it and said...
Yum!!! I give it a 5!
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mapcenter 14 years ago
I didn't have clue what a mirliton was. I thought an alligator pear was an avocado. However, your recipe other than the mirliton sounds great. So I found out that in the north, this is a chayote squash. I can't wait to try your recipe.
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" It was excellent "
victoriaregina ate it and said...
Exquisite! 5 forks.
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" It was excellent "
valinkenmore ate it and said...
Great! I love these - people up here don't know what they are missing!
High 5 to you again!
Valerie
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" It was excellent "
mjcmcook ate it and said...
~HELLO~
Thank-you so much for this
Fabulous "5"FORK!!!!! recipe~
~Blessings~
~*~mj~*~
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Reviewed by 5 people

~HELLO~
Thank-you so much for this
Fabulous "5"FORK!!!!! recipe~
~Blessings~
~*~mj~*~

mjcmcook in Beach City loved it
Great! I love these - people up here don't know what they are missing!
High 5 to you again!
Valerie

valinkenmore in Malott loved it
Exquisite! 5 forks.

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