Laura's Seafood Thermidor
Description
For Laura's seafood Thermidor recipe, combine walleye, crab, lobster, shrimp, mushrooms, and green onions in a creamy sauce with crispy bread crumbs.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter
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1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, chopped
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1 bunch green onions, chopped
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1/4 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp (30-40 per pound)
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1/4 pound walleye fillets, cut into pieces
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1/4 pound cooked lobster meat, broken into chunks
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1/4 pound cooked crabmeat
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1/2 cup dry white wine (such as Chenin Blanc)
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2 tablespoons dry sherry
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1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
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1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of shrimp soup (such as Campbell's®)
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1 cup half-and-half cream
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1/4 pound shredded Cheddar cheese
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1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
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1/4 cup cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Directions
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Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
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Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and green onions; cook and stir until mushrooms softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in shrimp and walleye; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn opaque, about 2 minutes. Add lobster and crab; cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
3
Stir in white wine and sherry; bring to a simmer and cook until shrimp and walleye are no longer translucent in centers, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup bread crumbs, soup, half-and-half, and Cheddar cheese until cheese melted and mixture is bubbly. Transfer to a casserole dish; sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dot with cold butter.
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Cook under the preheated broiler until butter has melted and bread crumbs are golden brown.