Mirliton recipe

Filled to the brim with seafood, meat, and vegetables, @flychefaldenb takes these New Orleans Stuffed Mirlitons to the next level. Perfect as an appetizer, these will be a hit at your next dinner party.

Happy fall, y’all! Today’s post comes with a family recipe

Mirliton Shrimp Dressing combines the mild flavors of mirliton with Gulf Shrimp and Creole seasonings with bread stuffing.

Mirliton (Chayote) Casserole | Just A Pinch Recipes

Mirliton is the same thing as Chayote Squash, which I've recently introduced myself to. I would like to try this recipe some day.

The Chayote squash as some may know it; is known here in South Louisiana as mirliton. It was brought here by the Spanish from the Canary Island in the 1700s. Today, it is the premier vegetable of t…

I LOVE CHAYOTES!!! So finding this creole recipe using chayotes was a welcome surprise. Mirlitons (chayotes) grow in abundance in southern Louisiana. This version is stuffed with shrimp and sounds absolutely delicious - can't wait to try them!

The mirliton is a pale green squash with an end puckered up like a toothless granny. They are native to Louisiana, but if you grew up eating from certain Latin American culinary canons, you might know them as chayote. In New Orleans, mirliton stuffed with shrimp is a dish both common and fancy. The chef David Guas, who grew up in Louisiana and now runs the Bayou Bakery in Washington, D.C., ate this version at his Granny Lilly’s holiday table in Amite, La. His recipe is a version of her…

Mirliton (chayote squash) makes a wonderful dressing with ham, shrimp, and bread crumbs. It's very popular here in Louisiana around the holidays.

This recipe is from Chef Anthony Scanio at Emeril's Delmonico in New Orleans, where this is a very traditional dish. You can eat these on their own with some piping hot white rice, but they also make a wonderful side dish for a holiday table.

Do you know what a mirliton is? Have you ever eaten them or cooked with them? Have you ever seen these in your grocery store and not had any idea what they were or what to do with them? Here's a quick mirliton lesson! The common name is chayote. It is a member of the cucumber and squash families. Please follow this link for great information. http://www.thekitchn.com/mirlitons-are-the-unofficial-squash-of-new-orleans-220993 4 - 6 mirlitons, sliced lengthwise 4 T. butter 1 medium yellow…

Mirliton Seafood Casserole | Holiday Recipes

A fairly simple and very authentic Creole recipe from New Orleans that I ate at the late, great Ugelsich's restaurant. (They prepared it with eggplant rather than chayote -- they're equally delicious.) Use crab meat or shrimp or a mixture of both. Two chayote halves are a good light entree, or one half is right for a side dish.

Today we introduce a Norman specialty that may be lesser known, the Mirliton. It is a small gourmet pastry, which will delight young and old. The Mirliton of Rouen is a culinary specialty of Norman…