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- From: amanda@gate.net
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Stuffed Chayote
- Date: 6 Feb 1995 11:16:56 -0000
- Message-ID: <3h50f8$ej@jerry.rb.icl.co.uk>
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- STUFFED CHAYOTE (CHO CHO)
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- 2 ripe chayotes
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 green onions, diced
- 2 Tbs finely diced green pepper
- 1 Tbs chopped parsley
- 1 pn ground nutmeg
- 1 garlic clove, finely diced
- 1 C grated sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 C grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 Tbs bread crumbs
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- Slice the chayote in half, lengthwise, remove the seed, don't peel, and
- either steam for 15 mins, or Microwave for about 6 on HI.
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- Meanwhile, saute the onions, garlic and green peppers until soft. Add the
- parsley and nutmeg. (Optionally add hot sauce)
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- Scoop out the flesh from each half of the chayote, leaving a 1/4 inch ll.
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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- Mash the flesh from the chayote with a fork and add the onion mixture.
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- Stuff the chayote by alternating layers of mashed, seasoned pulp with
- grated cheese. Finish by adding cheese on top, sprinkling bread crumbs
- and Parmesan on top, and a pat of butter.
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- Bake in preheated oven until the tops are golden and the
- cheese melted. About 15 mins.
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- If you like, combine some ground hamburger in the onion
- mixture for more of an entree than a side-dish.
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