ISABELLE'S SEAFOOD CASSEROLE

Isabelle's Seafood Casserole image

Isabelle's seafood casserole that she makes every year for Denis' birthday.

Provided by Shawn Harquail

Time 45m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, divided
3 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pound bay scallops, rinsed and patted dry
¾ cup all-purpose flour
5 cups milk
½ cup butter
1 (16 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
12 ounces cooked shrimp
10 ounces cooked and cubed lobster meat
8 ounces cooked crabmeat, flaked

Steps:

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; stir in celery and onion. Cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove to a bowl. Leave grease in the Dutch oven.
At the same time, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallops to the hot skillet in a single layer without crowding. Cook until golden brown and sizzling and opaque all the way through, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat.
Add flour to the Dutch oven; whisk over medium-low heat until mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Gradually whisk milk into the flour mixture, and bring to a gentle boil. Add Cheddar cheese and remaining 1/2 cup butter. Incorporate celery-onion mixture and simmer until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
While the mixture is simmering, set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
Stir scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crabmeat into the Dutch oven, then pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Broil in the preheated oven until browned on top, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 560.8 calories, Carbohydrate 20.2 g, Cholesterol 223.5 mg, Fat 32.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 46 g, SaturatedFat 19.9 g, Sodium 1086.1 mg, Sugar 7.9 g