4 shrimp mirlitons vegetable Recipes

shrimp, peeled, deveined, and finely chopped, eggs, onion, minced, garlic, pressed or minced, chopped fresh parsley leaves, fine dry bread crumbs, jalapeno or serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped, cayenne , or to taste, salt , or to taste, vegetable or canola oil, for frying, mirliton slaw , recipe follows

chayotes (mirlitons or vegetable pears), onion, chopped, garlic, minced (optional), chopped celery, shortening, fresh cooked shrimp, cleaned, grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided, buttered bread crumb, salt and pepper

unsalted butter, mirliton, peeled and cut into 1-inch thick slices or 1 (7 lb green pumpkin) *see note, vegetable oil, chopped yellow onions, chopped garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, shrimp, peeled and deveined, lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, chopped green onions, chopped fresh parsley, gruyere , or mozzarella, finely grated, cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin., cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin.