Hot Seafood Coquille

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons butter
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 1 lb scallops
• 1 lb crabmeat (preferably fresh, not canned)
• 1 lb cooked shrimp, shelled
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1/4 cup dry sherry

Directions

1. 1

   Melt 9 T. butter in saucepan.

2. 2

   Blend in flour and cook over low heat a few

3. 3

   minutes, stirring frequently.

4. 4

   Season with salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Gradually stir in half & half, stirring constantly until it bubbles. Simmer 5 minutes.

6. 6

   In a skillet, saute onions in 3 T. butter until soft, adding scallops for last 2 - 3 minutes.

7. 7

   Remove onions and scallops from pan and saute mushrooms for 3 - 4 minutes.

8. 8

   Combine cooked ingredients and cream sauce.

9. 9

   Stir in cooked shrimp, crabmeat and sherry.

10. 10

    Spoon into a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees until bubbly - about 10 - 15 minutes.

11. 11

    This can be served over pasta, but I think its divine on its own.