Mirliton, or Vegetable Pear Stuffed with Shrimp
Directions:
Cut three mirlitons in half and put into boiling water, which has been salted. Boil till tender, take out and let cool. Then scoop out the tender insides, mash and leave the shell in a nice condition to hold stuffing.
Put a tablespoon of butter into frying pan, and into this put a well chopped onion and a minced clove of garlic. Then add one chopped tomato, one sprig each of parsley and thyme, and a bay leaf, all minced fine. Salt and pepper to taste. Make it snappy.
Next, take the mashed inside of the mirliton, which you have prepared, and three-fourths of a cup of bread crumbs, which have been soaked and seasoned well, and fry for five minutes. Into this put one and a half dozen boiled or canned shrimp. Cut each in two. Mix well and fill the shells with this stuffing. Put grated crumbs over the top and dot each shell with butter. Set in the oven to bake to a nice brown.
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