Seafood Rice Gratin

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.

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.

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:

• 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 RICE GRATIN

Steps:

• preheat oven to 180'c. heat 2 tbsps olive oil in a pan over medium fire. stir-fry onion then add bacon and mushrooms.
• add cooked rice and continue to mix well for about 1 minute stir in salt, pepper and parsley. transfer mixture to a plate.
• using same pan, heat remaining olive oil. fry the seafood for 2 to 3 minutes. season with salt and pepper. set aside.
• spoon rice and seafood into gratin dishes. spoon sauce over. sprinkle with cheese and bake for 15-20 minutes.

CURRIED SHRIMP AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan, and cook the onion and celery over medium heat until tender, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Whisk in the flour, salt, and curry powder until smooth; let cook for a minute or two. Gradually whisk in the milk, and bring almost to a boil, whisking constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese; whisk until the cheese melts and the sauce is smooth.
• Spread the cooked rice out into the prepared baking dish, and top with the cooked shrimp in an even layer. Cover the shrimp with the cheese sauce; push the tines of a fork all over the casserole between the shrimp to allow the sauce to soak into the rice. Top the casserole with the remaining Cheddar cheese, and garnish with paprika.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and browned, about 30 minutes.

SHRIMP AND RICE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter in a saucepan; add flour, blending well.
• Add milk gradually and cook until thickened.
• Add half of cheese and seasoning; cook until cheese is melted, stirring constantly.
• Clean the shrimp and break them in half.
• Mix with rice and sauce.
• Place in buttered baking dish, sprinkle with crumbs and cover with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until crumbs are browned and cheese is melted.