Baked Stuffed Green Peppers With Shrimp

Ingredients

• 6 green peppers
• 1 tbsp butter
• ½ tsp mixed mustard
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Celery salt to taste
• Grated nutmeg to taste
• 1 egg, well-beaten
• 2 cups shelled and broken shrimps
• Grated bread crumbs, as needed
• Butter, for dotting

Method

1. 1 Cut stem ends off peppers; remove seeds and veins. Soak in cold water for 30 minutes, then drain.
2. 2 Melt 1 tbsp butter. Stir in mustard, salt, pepper, celery salt, and nutmeg. Mix in beaten egg.
3. 3 Add shrimps and enough bread crumbs to form a smooth paste. Fill peppers with mixture.
4. 4 Place peppers open-side up in a baking pan. Cover tops with crumbs and dot with butter.
5. 5 Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes until peppers are tender and topping is golden.