Golden Gratinéed Shellfish Recipe

Name: Golden Gratinéed Shellfish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 7 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 large shallot, minced; 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 5 cups fresh white bread crumbs (7 ounces); 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped thyme; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 2 bay leaves; 3 dozen medium mussels (1 1/2 pounds), scrubbed and debearded; 3 dozen medium littleneck clams, shucked, on the half shell, empty shells reserved; 3 dozen medium shrimp, shelled and deveined

Servings: persons

7 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 large shallot, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
5 cups fresh white bread crumbs (7 ounces)
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped thyme
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 bay leaves
3 dozen medium mussels (1 1/2 pounds), scrubbed and debearded
3 dozen medium littleneck clams, shucked, on the half shell, empty shells reserved
3 dozen medium shrimp, shelled and deveined

1
Preheat the oven to 500u00b0. Melt the butter in a medium skillet. Add the garlic and shallot and cook over low heat until softened, 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. Stir in the mustard. Add the bread crumbs and thyme, season with salt and pepper and toss well.
2
In a medium saucepan, bring the wine to a boil with the bay leaves. Add the mussels, cover and cook over high heat until they open, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; strain the cooking liquid into a cup and add a pinch of salt. Set the mussels on the half shell on a baking sheet; discard the empty mussel shells.
3
Set the clams on the half shell on a baking sheet. Put a shrimp in each of the empty clam shells and arrange on a baking sheet. Spoon teaspoon of the mussel liquid over each mussel, clam and shrimp to moisten them. Mound 2 teaspoons of the bread crumbs on the seafood in each shell.
4
Position 2 sheets of shellfish on a rack in the upper third of the oven and bake for 5 minutes, or until browned. Repeat with the third sheet. Serve.
5
Variation Spread the steamed mussels and raw clams and shrimp in a large gratin dish. Sprinkle with the seasoned bread crumbs and bake at 500u00b0 until browned. Toss with cooked linguine, olive oil and some of the mussel liquid.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, 4 garlic cloves, minced, 1 large shallot, minced, 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, and more.

Yes, Golden Gratinéed Shellfish falls under the Seafood category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Golden Gratinéed Shellfish

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