Baked Seafood Au Gratin
baked seafood au gratin
Ingredients
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup all−purpose flour
- 1 pound fresh crab meat
- 4 cups water
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 pound bay scallops
- 1/2 pound flounder fillets
- 3 cups milk
- 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- dash hot red pepper sauce
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- 1
Lightly grease one 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
- 2
In a heavy skillet, saute the onion and the pepper in 1/2 cup of the butter or margarine. Cook until tender.
- 3
Stir in 1/2 cup of the flour and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- 4
Add the crabmeat and stir well. Press this mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish and set aside.
- 5
In a large Dutch oven, bring the water to a boil. Add the shrimp, scallops and flounder. Simmer for 3 minutes.
- 6
Drain and reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid and set the seafood aside.
- 7
Preheat oven to 350F.
- 8
In a heavy saucepan, melt the remaining 1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup flour. Cook and stir constantly for 1 minute.
- 9
Gradually add the milk plus the 1 cup reserved cooking liquid. Raise heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and bubbly.
- 10
Stir in the shredded Cheddar cheese, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and hot sauce.
- 11
Add the cooked seafood and stir gently.
- 12
Spoon the seafood mixture over the crabmeat crust and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
- 13
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
- 14
Serve immediately.