Stuffed Peppers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 medium bell peppers
water
1/4 c. butter
4 green onions, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped
3 lb. shrimp, beef, ham, veal or pork sausage
bread crumbs
5 slices raw bacon, cut in thirds
5 slices fried, crumbled bacon
1 large onion, chopped
1 large clove garlic, chopped
1 c. cubed croutons, soaked in water
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. parsley, chopped
4 dashes Worcestershire sauce

Preparation

Cut off tops of peppers and reserve.
Clean and deseed peppers.
Steam peppers in large covered pot with small amount of water until color has turned dull green.
Drain and set aside. Saute onions, celery, garlic and pepper tops in butter.
Add the selection of meat; cook until browned (except shrimp).
Add bread crumbs and croutons to make mixture thicken.
Add fried bacon and parsley.
Season to taste with salt, pepper and sauce.
Spoon mixture into peppers.
On top of each, make an \"X\" with raw bacon and fasten with toothpick.
Place in pan with small amount of water in bottom.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 40 minutes.
Serves 8.