Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 pt. fresh oysters
1/2 cup butter or margarine, divided use
2 lbs. fresh or frozen shrimp, boiled, shelled, cleaned
1 pkg. frozen crab meat, thawed
1 pkg. frozen lobster, thawed
6 tbsp. flour
2 cups milk
1/4 lb. American Cheddar cheese, cut in small pieces
1 tsp. dried chervil
1/2 tsp. dried sweet basil
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 cup Sherry (this is an optional substitution for 1/2 cup of milk)
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Directions: |
Directions:Pick over oysters to make sure no bits of shell remain. Drain. Melt 3 to 4 tablespoons of butter in a skillet and cook oysters until edges curl.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer oysters to a casserole dish (I like to use a shallow casserole for this recipe); keep juices in skillet. Place crab meat and lobster in the casserole dish.
In a saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of butter and remove from heat. Add flour and mix to a smooth paste. Stir in milk (either 2 cups or 1 1/2 cups -- depends on if you use the Sherry substitution), oyster "juice" from skillet, cheese, dried chervil, basil, pepper, salt, and lemon juice. Stir constantly until sauce is thick and smooth. Stir in 1/2 cup of Sherry if you are using.
Taste for seasoning; especially salt. Pour sauce over the seafood, but do not stir. Take a knife and gently lift pieces so sauce will run down between them and be evenly distributed.
Half-an-hour before serving, put casserole in the oven at 350º. Just before serving, put under the broiler for a couple of minutes to brown the top.
This is also good served in a chaffing dish, since the food is kept hot that way. If a shallow casserole is used, I suggest using two so that one can be kept warm in a low oven while the other one is served. |
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Notes: Peggy Clay was our wonderful neighbor when we lived in Monroe, Louisiana. We had a house full of girls and she had a house full of boys. There are many happy memories ... and stories. One of the best was when we were having one of our Friday night cookouts in the backyard. The girls were grumpy and fighting and Peggy heard Joe yell, "We are going to be a happy family if I have to beat the hell out of every one of you!" Then all the girls burst into laughter! Peggy never let him forget that one!
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