David "Elvis" Kirby Performances

>Cajun style Stuffed Peppers
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>6 large green bell peppers (any color you like)                          
> 3 Tablespoons olive oil
>1 onion, diced
>1 jalapeno pepper, minced (more if you like it hotter)
>4-6 small portabella mushrooms, sliced thin (more if you like)
>3 large cloves garlic, minced
>1/2 teaspoon oregano
>1 Tablespoon Creole seasoning (may want to use less, very salty)
>cayenne pepper, to taste ( I make it kinda hot)
>red pepper flakes, to taste
>black pepper to taste
>liquid smoke, to taste ( I used quit abit, great flavor!)
> 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
>6 slices bacon, chopped (more or less if you like)
>3 links of andouille sausage, diced  ( add more if you like, I did)
>1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice ( I used brown long-grain)
>2 1/2 cups chicken broth or stock
>1 (8 ounce) can tomatoe sauce
>pepper-jack cheese, shredded (I used both pepper-jack & cheddar-jack)
>Panko bread crumbs
>Lousiana-style hot sauce
>6 slices smoked bacon, chopped (more or less if you like)
>Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Grease an 8x12 in baking dish. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Remove tops and seeds from peppers .Save the tops and dice any pepper thats left on them.  Blanch in boiling water 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels
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>Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent. Stir in garlic, jalapeno, diced pepper tops & portabella mushrooms.Season with oregano, Creole seasoning and blavk pepper. Stir in sausage & cook about 5 minutes. Stir in rice, & cook 1 minute. Add cayenne & pepper flakes. Pour in chicken stock & tomatoe sauce. Cook until thick. Add liquuid smoke. Make sure rice is cooked, may need to add more stock. Be patient, this takes awhile. Add the shrimp about the last 3 minutes, cook until pink. Fill peppers with stuffing mixture, and place in baking dish.
>Cover peppers with shredded pepper-jack or cheddar-jack cheese and sprinkle with Panko bread crumbs.
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>Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until heated through and the cheese and Panko brown alittle on top. Serve with lemon wedges and hot sauce. Enjoy!
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>HINT:  You can pretty much add whatever you like. Try adding roasted corn and black beans, it gives it great texture.