[CH] Recipe and contest problem

Jim Campbell (jim@wildpepper.com)
Sat, 04 Jul 1998 09:41:27 +0000 

I've got a problem I hope someone can help me with.  Someone mentioned a
firehouse cooking contest by Emeril a little while back.  I have tried
to enter but after completing the form and hitting submit, I get:  "AOL
server error- A server error occurred while trying to comply with your
request".  I got the same thing when I tried to e-mail them as well.  I
don't have AOL so that might be part of it.  If anyone thinks they can
help me, please reply privately.  For everyone else, here is the recipe
I tried to submit:  Thanks in advance!

Sort of stuffed, grilled, and baked peppers:

4- large gypsy peppers (or hotter) 
     destemmed, deseeded, & halved

1-lb lean hamburger

1- cup mushrooms

1/2 cup- Smokin' Chipotle™ hot sauce
 
1/4 cup- Italian dressing

1/4 cup- grated cheese (jalapeno or your  
                choice

1/8 tsp- cumin, ground


Peppers- brush with garlic butter & lightly grill.  Peppers should have
'grill marks' & skin should wrinkle

Brown hamburger & drain.  Sprinkle top with cumin & stir in.  

Marinate mushrooms in dressing.

In a shallow pan, layer the chiles ('open' end face up).  Add the
hamburger as a layer, add the mushrooms, sprinkle with the cheese, pour
sauce over top.  

Bake on top rack at 250F for 15-20 minutes.

Notes:  Many departments do not have the luxury of a designated cook. 
He has to catch the rig and do chores the same as everyone else.  This
recipe was developed because it can be left sitting at most any stage,
is fast and easy, and requires very little oven time.

Hotter chiles can be substituted in place of the gypsys.