Tuesday, May 19, 2015

CREOLE STUFFED PEPPERS

This recipe makes 12 servings and it’s never enough.

1 Tbsp oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 rib of celery, chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp Creole seasoning
1 tsp. File powder
salt and graound black pepper to taste
1 ½ lbs. Ground beef
3/4 lb. Cooked ham, finely chopped
1 pound baby shrimp
1 (16-oz) pkg unseasoned dry bread stuffing or one large loaf of Italian Bread, cubed and dried 
6 large green bell peppers, halved and seeded
1 cup plain bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
I par boil the cleaned, halved peppers for 3 minutes just to make sure they get nice and soft by the time the cooking is complete. Works for me.

Heat oil in a large pot over low heat. Saute onion, celery and chopped green pepper for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, and saute for 2 minutes. Season with parsley, Creole seasoning, file powder, salt and pepper. Increase heat to medium high, and add ground beef. Cook until beef is evenly browned. Stir in ham, and cook for 5 minutes. Add shrimp, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in stuffing mix (or plain dry bread cubes.

Stuff each bell pepper half, and lightly sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Place stuffed bell pepper halves in ungreased baking dish or on a baking sheet with sides. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. If the stuffing begins to brown too quickly tent the dish with aluminum foil to prevent burning.

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