Recipe: Delicious Seafood Thermidor

Seafood Thermidor.

You can have Seafood Thermidor using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Seafood Thermidor

1. It's 9 tbsp of unsalted butter, divided.
2. It's 3/4 lb of lobster meat, diced.
3. Prepare 3/4 lb of crab meat, shrimp and/or scallops.
4. You need 1/4 cup of brandy.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of each salt and pepper.
6. It's 1 package of sliced mushrooms.
7. It's 1 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice, divided.
8. It's 3 tbsp of flour.
9. It's 1 1/2 cup of chicken broth.
10. It's 1/2 cup of half and half.
11. It's 1/2 tsp of sweet paprika.
12. You need 3 dash of tabasco.
13. It's 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan cheese.
14. You need 1 of Cooked rice or pasta.
15. Prepare 1 of Garlic bread or rolls.

Seafood Thermidor instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F..
2. Sauté the seafood in 4 tablespoons of butter over medium heat about 3 minutes. Add the brandy, bring to a simmer, and heat for 1 minute. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and set aside..
3. Sauté the mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of butter about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice. Remove from heat and set aside..
4. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Stir in the flour to make a roux and cook, stirring constantly, for 2-3 minutes; do not let the mixture color. Gradually whisk in the broth. Cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the half-and-half and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes longer. Stir in the paprika, salt, tabasco sauce and 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice..
5. Stir the seafood mixture and mushrooms into the white sauce. Spoon this mixture into 4 individual gratin dishes. Sprinkle each with one-fourth of the Parmesan. Place the dishes on a baking sheet and bake until bubbling and lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Serve at once..
6. Serve over rice or pasta and with garlic bread or rolls..