Shellfish Flavored Baked Potatoes
Ingredients
1 pint shucked oysters
1/2 pound scallops
1 small green pepper -- chopped fine
celery fronds -- chopped fine
1large Italian onion -- chopped fine
Lots of finely chopped parsley
Ground black pepper
Ground thyme
1/2 pound thick sliced Polish ham -- diced
1 quart light cream
3 teaspoons flour
A lot of red-skinned potatoes -- washed well and
-- thinly sliced
High quality bread crumbs
Directions
Laminate the solid ingredients into deep baking dish in the follow
ing order: onions, pepper, celery, oysters (including shell liquor if present in the container), ham, scallops, potatoes; disperse the parsley, thyme and black pepper throughout during the lamination process. Cover the dish tightly with plastic film and place in microwave at medium power for a period sufficient to cook the celery. Mix the flour in a few tablespoon cold water by shaking it violently in a tightly closed jar. Pour the flour suspension all over the cooked ingredients in the dish; light stirring might be in order. Now add the cream until the liquid
level is slightly below the surface of the mix. Sprinkle the top with a generous layer of bread crumbs. Place uncovered in a heated oven and bake until the juice bubbles up around the edges and the surface is nicely browned.
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