Jennie@ifish
09-05-2004, 08:57 AM
Baked Seafood Au Gratin
Makes 8 servings
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pound crabmeat
4 cups water
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 pound bay scallops
1/2 pound flounder fillets
3 cups milk
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch ground black pepper
dash hot red pepper sauce
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
1. Lightly grease one 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
2. In a heavy skillet, saute the onion and the pepper in 1/2 cup of the
butter or margarine. Cook until tender. Stir in 1/2 cup of the flour and cook
over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the crabmeat and
stir well. Press this mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish and
set aside.
3. In a large Dutch oven, bring the water to a boil. Add the shrimp, scallops
and flounder. Simmer for 3 minutes. Drain and reserve 1 cup of the cooking
liquid and set the seafood aside.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. In a heavy saucepan, melt the remaining 1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir
in the remaining 1/2 cup flour. Cook and stir constantly for 1 minute.
Gradually add the milk plus the 1 cup reserved cooking liquid. Raise heat to
medium and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and
bubbly. Stir in the shredded Cheddar cheese, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce,
salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Add the cooked seafood and stir gently.
6. Spoon the seafood mixture over the crabmeat crust and sprinkle with the
Parmesan cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until lightly
browned. Serve immediately.
Makes 8 servings
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pound crabmeat
4 cups water
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 pound bay scallops
1/2 pound flounder fillets
3 cups milk
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch ground black pepper
dash hot red pepper sauce
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
1. Lightly grease one 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
2. In a heavy skillet, saute the onion and the pepper in 1/2 cup of the
butter or margarine. Cook until tender. Stir in 1/2 cup of the flour and cook
over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the crabmeat and
stir well. Press this mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish and
set aside.
3. In a large Dutch oven, bring the water to a boil. Add the shrimp, scallops
and flounder. Simmer for 3 minutes. Drain and reserve 1 cup of the cooking
liquid and set the seafood aside.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. In a heavy saucepan, melt the remaining 1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir
in the remaining 1/2 cup flour. Cook and stir constantly for 1 minute.
Gradually add the milk plus the 1 cup reserved cooking liquid. Raise heat to
medium and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and
bubbly. Stir in the shredded Cheddar cheese, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce,
salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Add the cooked seafood and stir gently.
6. Spoon the seafood mixture over the crabmeat crust and sprinkle with the
Parmesan cheese. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until lightly
browned. Serve immediately.