Mamie'S Seafood Casserole
- 1 lbs scallops
- 1/2 lbs small shrimps, pre-cooked
- 1 can lobster and its juice
- 1 piece of firm white fish cut into chunks
- 1/3 cups butter
- 1/2 lbs sliced mushrooms
- 1 carrot
- 3 onions (1 whole and 2 finely chopped)
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup 'court bouillon' (see below)
- 2 whole cloves
- Thyme
- Dry white wine
- Salt and pepper
- 5 tbsp sherry
- 2 cup grated Swiss cheese
- Cream, half-and-half
- Prepare court bouillon
- 3 cups water, 1 carrot cut into a few pieces, 1 onion with a couple cloves stuck into it, salt and pepper, thyme, 1/2 cup dry white wine. Mix all ingredients in a pot and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the carrot pieces and the onion and keep the liquid.
- Casserole
- Cook the scallops and fish in the liquid from the court bouillon, for 5 minutes. Add shrimp and lobster (and its juice) and cook for another minute to heat. Remove the sea creatures and set aside.
- In a separate casserole melt butter and fry the mushrooms and the remaining onion. Add flour and dry mustard and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the milk a bit at a time and mix, add 1 1/2 cups of the court bouillon and the cream (not sure how much, mom didn't say). Mix until the sauce thickens.
- Add the seafood and the sherry. Mix in 1 cup of the Swiss cheese, then top with 1 cup of Swiss cheese.
- Bake, uncovered at 300F for 30 minutes or until the top is browned.
- Serves 5-6.
lobster, white fish, butter, mushrooms, carrot, onions, flour, mustard, milk, court bouillon, cloves, thyme, white wine, salt, sherry, swiss cheese, cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/mamies-seafood-casserole-50164175 (may not work)