7 lg. mirlitons
1/2 c. chopped onions
1/4 c. chopped bell pepper
2 stems celery, finely chopped
1/4 c. salad oil
1 lb. ground meat
Salt, pepper
Rolled bread crumbs

Select 7 large mirlitons. Boil until tender. Cut in half. Remove seeds and discard. Remove pulp to colander.

Put oil into skillet. Saute onions, celery and bell pepper until transparent. Add ground meat and cook through. Add pulp from mirliton and the shell from (two halves) one mirliton and continue to cook until cooked down. Season to taste with salt, red pepper and black pepper. Stuff mirliton halves with mixture and top with rolled bread crumbs. Place in greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.