Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Seafood Thermidor

Seafood Thermidor.

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

Ingredients of Seafood Thermidor

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