New England Seafood Casserole

This delicious recipe is based on our favorite restaurant (Tuckaway Restaurant in Raymond, NH) with Vinnie's own modifications.
PREP TIME:
20 minute

SERVES:

4

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

40 Minutes
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INGREDIENTS
  • 2 lb. lobster meat
  • 1 lb. large raw shrimp, cleaned and deveined
  • 1 lb. haddock filet, deboned and cleaned
  • 8 oz. unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup or 8 tbsp sherry wine, divided
  • 1/2 cup Ritz cracker, crumbled
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 1 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp fresh parsley, minced and divided
  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp fresh minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp Merlot salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 bunch scallion, chopped

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
  2. 2.
    Place haddock fish filet in a large baking dish. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of fish filet.
  3. 3.
    In a small saucepan, melt 4 oz. butter. Add 1 tbsp minced garlic, 1/2 tbsp minced parsley and 4 tbsp sherry wine. Cook until garlic golden brown. Spoon over the fish fillet and mix well. Set aside for 10 minutes.
  4. 4.
    Place fish into oven and partially cook for 10 minutes.
  5. 5.
    Using a sauté skillet, melt 4 oz. butter. Add 1 tbsp minced garlic and cook until golden brown. Add lobster meat, shrimp and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  6. 6.
    Add 4 tbsp sherry wine, heavy cream, 1 tbsp minced parsley. Whisk until sauce thickens.
  7. 7.
    Remove partially cooked fish from oven. Transfer lobster meat and shrimp to baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over lobster meat and shrimp.
  8. 8.
    Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.
  9. 9.
    Add crumbled Ritz cracker on top of baking dish. Put baking dish back into oven and cook for 10 minutes.
  10. 10.
    Remove cooked baked pie from oven. Top off with sliced lemon and chopped scallion as garnish.