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Coquilles St. Jacques


Recipe Information
Serves/Makes:5 or more

Ingredients
  • 2 lbs (.9 kg). sea scallops
  • 2 cups (475 ml) half and half or light cream
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1/2 lb (.2 kg). mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) dry sherry
  • 1/2 tbsp (7 ml) salt
  • 1/2 tbsp (7 ml) white pepper
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) bread crumbs
  • 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) water
  • 1/4 lb (.1 kg). butter
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) flour
Preparation
  • In saucepan saute mushrooms in a little butter and set aside.
  • Combine scallops, water, sherry, salt, white pepper in saucepan and heat until scallops are just cooked.
  • In large pot, saute diced onion in a little butter and add half and half.
  • Bring to a near boil, then strain liquid from scallops into onion-half and half mixture.
  • In separate pan, melt butter, add flour and heat over low heat for 5 minutes to make a roux.
  • Thicken onion liquid with this roux, then add scallops and mushrooms.
  • Fill casserole with this mixture and top with parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
  • Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees (175 C.) until brown and bubbly.
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