Hot Seafood Coquille

A very rich, creamy seafood casserole

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 12  tablespoons butter
• 6  tablespoons flour
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
• 4  cups half-and-half
• 1  lb scallops
• 1  lb  crabmeat (preferably fresh, not canned)
• 1  lb  cooked shrimp, shelled
• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped onion
• 1 1⁄2 cups  sliced mushrooms
• 1⁄4 cup dry sherry

Directions

1. Melt 9 T. butter in saucepan.
2. Blend in flour and cook over low heat a few
3. minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Gradually stir in half & half, stirring constantly until it bubbles. Simmer 5 minutes.
6. In a skillet, saute onions in 3 T. butter until soft, adding scallops for last 2 - 3 minutes.
7. Remove onions and scallops from pan and saute mushrooms for 3 - 4 minutes.
8. Combine cooked ingredients and cream sauce.
9. Stir in cooked shrimp, crabmeat and sherry.
10. Spoon into a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees until bubbly - about 10 - 15 minutes.
11. This can be served over pasta, but I think its divine on its own.