Scallops Elegant Recipe
Ingredients
1 pound fresh or frozen scallops
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 small clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup fine saltine cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon snipped parsley
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1/4 cup shredded process
Swiss cheese
Directions
Cook scallops; cut large scallops in half.
In saucepan cook celery, onion, and garlic in 2 tablespoons butter till tender but not brown.
Stir in scallops, cracker crumbs, and parsley.
Turn into an 8-inch pie plate.
Melt the 1 tablespoon butter in same saucepan.
Blend in flour, paprika, and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
Add milk all at once.
Cook and stir till mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Remove from heat; stir in sherry.
Pour sauce over scallop mixture; sprinkle cheese atop.
Bake at 425° for 15 minutes.
In saucepan cook celery, onion, and garlic in 2 tablespoons butter till tender but not brown.
Stir in scallops, cracker crumbs, and parsley.
Turn into an 8-inch pie plate.
Melt the 1 tablespoon butter in same saucepan.
Blend in flour, paprika, and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
Add milk all at once.
Cook and stir till mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Remove from heat; stir in sherry.
Pour sauce over scallop mixture; sprinkle cheese atop.
Bake at 425° for 15 minutes.