Seafood Coquilles Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Onion | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Mushrooms | 2 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
| All-purpose flour - 1/4 cup | ||
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Light cream | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Gruyere cheese | 1 Cup (16 tbs), grated | |
| Dry white wine | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Scallops, Lobster, Haddock and Shrimp - 1 1/2-2 lbs. | ||
| Lemon juice | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Parsley | 1 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Potatoes | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter | 2 Tablespoon, melted | |
Directions
MAKING
1) Fry onion and mushrooms quickly by turning frequently and until tender, about 5 minutes.
2) Remove from heat.
3) Stir in flour, salt and pepper until well blended.
4) Slowly mix in cream.
5) Transfer to heat and allow to boil, mixing all the while.
6) Reduce to a simmer and cook mixing all the while till the mixture is of thick consistency for about 4 minutes.
7) Now add cheese and mix till it melts and take off from heat.
8) Gradually fold in wine, lemon juice and parsley.
9) Add seafood that has been briefly fried in a bit of butter or steamed just till just cooked through.
FINALISING
10) Arrange in casserole dish or ladle portioned into individual scallop shells that have been placed on a cookie sheet.
(Bread crumbs can be placed on top of casserole or if using shells you can pipe whipped potatoes around the edges and place in oven.)
11) Broil about 4 inches from source of heat till golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
SERVING
12) Serve hot at once.
1) Fry onion and mushrooms quickly by turning frequently and until tender, about 5 minutes.
2) Remove from heat.
3) Stir in flour, salt and pepper until well blended.
4) Slowly mix in cream.
5) Transfer to heat and allow to boil, mixing all the while.
6) Reduce to a simmer and cook mixing all the while till the mixture is of thick consistency for about 4 minutes.
7) Now add cheese and mix till it melts and take off from heat.
8) Gradually fold in wine, lemon juice and parsley.
9) Add seafood that has been briefly fried in a bit of butter or steamed just till just cooked through.
FINALISING
10) Arrange in casserole dish or ladle portioned into individual scallop shells that have been placed on a cookie sheet.
(Bread crumbs can be placed on top of casserole or if using shells you can pipe whipped potatoes around the edges and place in oven.)
11) Broil about 4 inches from source of heat till golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
SERVING
12) Serve hot at once.
Chef
