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scallops & shrimp casserole

2016-10-03

This sauce is almost the same recipe as the Cheese Fondue.

It was prepared with milk rather than wine and the sauce is a bit more liquid. I even prepared it the same way, in my little deep-fryer with thermostat.

The cheese is essential for the flavor, but the real treat here is the seafood. That makes it a very different dish. The scallops were huge, and so were the shrimp. Delicious.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 8 servings:

• 1 lb. large shrimp
• 1 lb. jumbo scallops
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 cup grated melting cheese
• Mornay Sauce with ham:
  • ¼ lb. gruyere cheese
  • ¼ lb. Swiss cheese
  • ¼ lb. pepper jack or sharp cheddar
  • ¼ lb. sliced ham
  • 1 tbsp. flour
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 2 cups of warm milk

Pic1: scallops & shrimp casserole

Directions

Pic2: cook scallops + shrimp
Pic3: make sauce
Pic4: sauce, scallops

• Preheat oven to 350 ºF.
• Boil or sauté the scallops and shrimp for 3-4 minutes or warm through if pre-boiled. (Pic2)
  Use the cooking liquid to make the sauce or save for later use as a seafood broth.
  • Make the Mornay Sauce:
  • Fry the flour in hot butter.
  • Add 1 cup of milk and let thicken.
  • Add the cheese gradually until it is all melted. (Pic3)
    The sauce needs to be very thick, but still pourable. If too thick, add some more milk.
  • Stir in the ham.
  • Pour some of the sauce in a baking dish. Arrange the scallops in the dish. (Pic4)

 

Pic5: shrimp
Pic6: more sauce
Pic7: breadcrumbs + cheese

• Layer the shrimp on and around the scallops. (Pic5)
• Pour sauce over the shrimp, leaving about ½” headspace. (Pic6)
• Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the dish. (Pic7)

 

Pic8: baked
Pic9: served

• Bake in the oven at 350 ºF for 15-20 minutes. (Pic8)
  Since everything was already warm, it won’t take very long to start bubbling.
• Remove from the oven.
•  Serve and enjoy. (Pic9 + Pic1)

An alternative presentation: seafood cheese fondue

• Make the Cheese Fondue.
• Cook the seafood.
• Serve the seafood as one of several side dishes with the cheese fondue.

 

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