Mirliton en casserole
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | pounds | Ground meat |
| 2 | tablespoons | Oil |
| ½ | cup | Onions; chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Bell pepper; chopped |
| 2 | cups | Mirlitons; chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Parsley; chopped |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| ¼ | cup | Bread crumbs |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| ½ | pounds | Fresh shrimp (optional; substituted for the meat) |
Directions
Brown meat in oil; add onions, bell peppers and mirlitons, cook slowly until well done, about 30 minutes. Butter 1 quart casserole dish; fill with mirliton mixture, mixing in parsley. Top with bread crumbs and dot with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serves 4.
Variation: Shrimp may be substituted for meat. Use ½ pound fresh shrimp.
Add when mixture is poured into baking casserole.
From <A Taste of Louisiana>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .