INAUGURATION SEAFOOD STEW IN PUFF PASTRY

INAUGURATION SEAFOOD STEW IN PUFF PASTRY image

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

6 1 .b Maine lobsters
20 medium size sea scallops
36 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
10 1 oz pieces black cod
1/2 cup small dice carrots 1/2 cup small dice celery
1/2 cup small dice leek
1/2 cup small dice Idaho potato
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground white pepper
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 quart heavy cream
1 cup dry vermouth
10 (5 inch) puff pastry rounds

Steps:

1. Bring 1 gallon of water to a boil; poach lobsters, them shrimp, then blac cod and last scallops. After seafood is cooked, remove from water; reserve water and bring to a boil. 2. Cook all vegetables in liquid that was used for the seafood, remove vegetables when tender. Allow the liquid to continue to boil until only 1 quart of liquid remains. This will be the base for the sauce. 3. Bring seafood liquid back to a boil and add the vermouth and heavy cream and reduce by half, season with salt, white pepper and nutmeg to taste. You have reached your desired thickeness when the sauce will cover the back of a wooden spoon. Set aside to cool. 4. Cut Maine lobster, shrimp and scallops into bite size pieces. 5. Preheat oven at 400 degrees. 6. fold seafood and vegetables into cool sauce being careful not to mix too much as this will break up the seafood. Scoop mixture into terrines or oven proof baking dish of your choice. 7. Cover terrines with puff pastry rounds, brush them with egg wash and bake them until golden brown about 8-10 minutes, allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. You can cook this 2-3 hours ahead of time and keep warm at 150F degrees.