Baked Seafood Au Gratin

SEAFOOD AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange fish and scallops in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish., In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in flour and pepper until smooth; gradually add broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in 1/4 cup of each cheese; set aside. , In a small skillet, saute mushrooms in remaining butter until tender; stir into cheese sauce. Spoon over seafood. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella, cheddar and Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake 15-20 minutes or until bubbly and fish flakes easily with a fork. If desired, top with chives to serve.

SEAFOOD AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Arrange fish fillets in single layer in greased shallow baking dish.
• Sprinkle with wine, lemon juice, salt, and hot pepper sauce. Dot with 1 tablespoon of the butter and cover dish tightly with foil.
• Bake in a preheated oven, 400 F, until fish flakes easily with a fork; about 25 minutes.
• Cool, then carefully drain off broth into a cup or bowl; measure 1 cup of fish broth and set aside.
• Top the fish with crabmeat or halved shrimp.
• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
• Stir in flour until smooth and bubbly. Stir in fish broth until thickened and smooth; remove from heat.
• Beat together egg yolks and half-and-half, then beat in a few tablespoons of the hot sauce from the saucepan; return egg mixture to saucepan, whisking briskly.
• Return to heat and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Pour sauce over fish and shrimps; sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Broil about 5 inches from heat until fish is hot and the top is lightly browned about 10 minutes. Can be served with hot cooked rice or pastry shells.

BAKED SEAFOOD AU GRATIN

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet, saute the onion and the pepper in 1/2 cup of olive oil.
• Cook until tender.
• Mix in 1/2 cup of the flour, and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in crabmeat, remove from heat, and set aside.
• In a large Dutch oven, bring the water to a boil.
• Add the shrimp, scallops and flounder, and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid, and set the seafood aside.
• In a heavy saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over low heat.
• Stir in remaining 1/2 cup flour.
• Cook and stir constantly for 1 minute.
• Gradually add the milk and chicken broth plus the 1 cup reserved cooking liquid.
• Raise heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• Mix in the shredded Cheddar cheese, Sherry, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and hot sauce.
• Stir in cooked seafood, mushrooms and parsley.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly grease one 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Press crabmeat mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• 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.

SEAFOOD GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place 4 individual gratin dishes on sheet pans. (If recipe is doubled serve it in a 14 by 9 1/4-inch oval gratin dish.)
• Combine the stock, cream, 1/2 cup of the wine, the tomato puree, and saffron in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and add the shrimp. After 3 minutes, use a slotted spoon to remove the shrimp to a bowl. Add the halibut to the stock for 3 minutes, until just cooked through, and remove to the same bowl. Add the cooked lobster to the bowl.
• Continue to cook the sauce until reduced by half, about 12 minutes. Mash 1 tablespoon of the butter together with the flour. Whisk the butter mixture into the sauce along with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saute pan. Add the leeks and carrots and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of wine, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, until tender. Set aside.
• Combine the panko, Parmesan, parsley, tarragon, and garlic. Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter and mix it into the crumbs until they're moistened.
• Divide the seafood among the 4 gratin dishes. Strew the vegetables on top of each dish. Pour the sauce equally over the seafood and vegetables and spoon the crumbs evenly on top. Bake for 20 minutes, until the top is browned and the sauce is bubbly. Serve hot.

BAKED SEAFOOD AU GRATIN

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet, saute the onion and the pepper in 1/2 cup of butter. Cook until tender. Mix in 1/2 cup of the flour, and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in crabmeat, remove from heat, and set aside.
• In a large Dutch oven, bring the water to a boil. Add the shrimp, scallops, and flounder, and simmer for 3 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid, and set the seafood aside.
• In a heavy saucepan, melt the remaining 1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir in 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; cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and bubbly. Mix in the shredded Cheddar cheese, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Stir in cooked seafood.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch baking dish. Press crabmeat mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. 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.

SEAFOOD AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly butter 8 small baking dishes.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Saute shrimp and scallops until firm, about 5 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add chicken broth and raise heat to high. Stir until thickened. Mix in shallots, mushrooms and wine. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Arrange shrimp, scallops and crab in the bottom of prepared dishes. Pour sauce over seafood and cover with cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 12 t o15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

SEAFOOD AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large non stick saucepan over medium high heat.
• Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until tender.
• Add shrimp, scallops, wine and thyme to the pan.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes or unti seafood is cooked.
• Drain, reserving 1 cup broth.
• Set seafood mixture aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoon more butter in the same pan.
• Remove from heat and blend in flour; gradually stir in reserved broth and milk.
• Cook and stir over medium high heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• Remove from heat, add 1 cup of Canadian old cheddar and stir until melted.
• Fold in cooked seafood mixture.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour into oven proof casserole, sprinkle sourdough over top and sprinkle with remaining Canadian old cheddar.
• Set under broiler in oven about 6 inches from heat, broil until sourdough is browned and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.