Cajun Christmas Dressing

Name: Cajun Christmas Dressing
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 medium mirlitons (vegetable pears); 3 slices bacon, chopped; 1 small white onion, chopped fine; 1/2 cup chopped shallot; 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp; 1 cup wet white bread, squeezed; garlic salt; salt and pepper; Tabasco sauce; seasoned bread crumbs; 2 eggs, slightly beaten

Submitted by Sarah Close

"This is one of my favorite dishes. It may take a while to cook but it is worth it. I gave small portions as part of my christmas gifts two years ago. You can get the shrimp from www.BigEasySeafood.com."

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

5 medium mirlitons (vegetable pears)
3 slices bacon, chopped
1 small white onion, chopped fine
¹⁄₂ cup chopped shallot
1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
1 cup wet white bread, squeezed
garlic salt
salt and pepper
Tabasco sauce
seasoned bread crumbs
2 eggs, slightly beaten

directions

Boil mirlitons until fork tender (about 20 minutes).
Saute bacon, chopped seasonings and shrimp until shrimp are pink.
Add wet bread, garlic salt, salt and pepper to taste and Tabasco sauce.
Cook over medium heat until dressing browns a little.
Peel mirlitons, remove center seed, and mash.
Add mashed mirliton to skillet.
Add eggs slowly while stirring.
Add 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs.
Put dressing in buttered casserole.
Sprinkle with crumbs, dot with butter and bake at 350 degrees until heated through.

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Sarah Close

New Orleans, LA

About me, well I am a New Orleanian who loves everything about this city: Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras, and last but not least the seafood. I am also an entrepreneur, so 2 years ago I had the idea of providing the best that New Orleans has to offer over the internet. We started with www.MardiGrasStore.com so you can have a Mardi Gras Party anywhere in the world, anytime! Beads, King Cakes, Masks... the list goes on; however, there was one part that was missing, seafood. So last fall we create www.BigEasySeafood.com bringing fresh seafood and prepared foods to your doorstep. I wanted to share some of the recipes we have gathered with you that are traditionally New Orleans. Enjoy! Oh, by the way, thats me front right with our 1985 caddi limo Mardi Gras mobile!

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