Seafood Au Gratin

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 1/4 lbs fresh large shrimp or 1 1/4 lbs frozen large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 1/4 lbs fresh small scallops or 1 1/4 lbs frozen small scallops
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups shredded canadian old cheddar cheese, divided
• 2 cups coarsely torn sourdough bread or 2 cups baguette

Recipe

• 1 melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large non stick saucepan over medium high heat.
• 2 add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until tender.
• 3 add shrimp, scallops, wine and thyme to the pan.
• 4 bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes or unti seafood is cooked.
• 5 drain, reserving 1 cup broth.
• 6 set seafood mixture aside.
• 7 melt 2 tablespoon more butter in the same pan.
• 8 remove from heat and blend in flour; gradually stir in reserved broth and milk.
• 9 cook and stir over medium high heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• 10 remove from heat, add 1 cup of canadian old cheddar and stir until melted.
• 11 fold in cooked seafood mixture.
• 12 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 13 pour into oven proof casserole, sprinkle sourdough over top and sprinkle with remaining canadian old cheddar.
• 14 set under broiler in oven about 6 inches from heat, broil until sourdough is browned and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.