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For those down south, Chayote is also known as merliton, which you have probably eaten many times before. We cook them with shrimp and seasonings to make merliton dressing (of course it has breading it in though).
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It doesn't taste anything like a turnip, don't worry. I think it would make good home fries because when it is cut it is a lot like a very ripe potato. It would need to definitely be cooked a lot longer than potato due to the fiber content, but I think the final product would be a very good potato replacer (much better than cauliflower or turnip, both of which have strong and unpleasant flavors)
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Rinse it off after you peel it to get rid of the oozy fiberous gel stuff. |
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Sounds a little like Jicama. Do they get soft when cooked (unlike the Jicama)?
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You can see what they look like in this link. Chayote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Online.............Spice Barn................apple flavoring ....................with complete nutritional info.
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The chayote (Sechium edule), also known as sayote, tayota, choko, chocho, chow-chow, christophine or merliton, is an edible plant that belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash.
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Think about making a cake with them and walnuts.
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I forgot to add, I don't peel them at all, I just wash and dice the whole thing into , well, pieces about the size of dice.
Then I steam it in the microwave with some water for about 5 minutes, then continue on with the fried apple recipe. I find that using a whole chayote yields enough of the dessert for 2 nights' worth. It does taste better cooled. I like to add a little cream on top of mine, just plain old heavy whipping. |
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So Kris, you don't even remove the seed from the center?
I fixed 4 of these, they have been simmering for a couple of hours now and are tender, I am just letting the liquid cook down a little further. Definitely taste like apples!
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AllieCat,
Did you give them a try? What's the verdict? I'm gonna try them this weekend I think. Please keep posting ways to prepare!
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when I'm in mexico we eat a lot of chayotes. You can kind of boil or sautee them with other veggies and they are wonderful. Last time I looked here it was $1 for one chayote....ridiculous
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In my grocery store I can find them for $.89 each but at the farmer's market they are $.69 when they have them.
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Not yet. Kinda scared. lolll
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When I looked at them yesterday, SWM was $1.29 a lb when they rang them up, although the sign said $1.29 each?? Kroger had them for 99c lb.
The only thing I would like different after cooking the "apples" is if the liquid on them would thicken up like real apples do, wonder if a person added a little jello to them at the end????? hmmmm
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WOW I love this thread thanks I need to try these!
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But around Thanksgiving and Christmas you can get them 3/$1.00 here in Louisiana at Walmart.
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However, I end up putting the fried chayotes in the fridge, so it thickens up anyway. I only use the reducing method when I want to put the liquid on something else, like homemade ice cream. It's similar to a carmel sauce. ![]() Kris |
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On Alton Brown's new mini-series Feasting on Waves, he was in a Carribean market looking at exotic fruits and showed a chayote calling it "the squash with a thousand names". By the way, I love mine fried Linda Sue-style on top of my yogurt. |
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I found this at an Asian market yesterday for $.50 each, I was happy. I finally found Jicama and bought one to try.
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Wow.. do a google image search for this and look at ALL the pictures that come up. I clicked on one pic and it took me to another page w/ a ton more pics of dishes. All the same blog.. click on one of the pics and it takes you to the blog of FFVegan recipes.
Anyhow.. good ideas that way. This casserole looks good without the cornbread, and they also have a chayote soup that looks great , sans the potato. Southwestern Chayote Casserole | Fatfree Vegan Kitchen |
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Thanks for the great link LVgirl!!! LOL!!! Although I'll have to add fat to the recipes and take out a few ingredients, this is a really good site for me!! and now I totally want to try Chayote!!!!!!!!!!!
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