Bivalve Flavored Baked Potatoes

* Exported from MasterCook *

Bivalve Flavored Baked Potatoes

Recipe By : Key Gourmet CD Rom
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Fish & Seafood Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pint shucked oysters
1/2 pound scallops
1 small green pepper -- chopped fine
celery fronds -- chopped fine
1 large 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

Laminate the solid ingredients into a shallow of 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 bla
ck pepper throughout during the lamination process. Cover the dish tightly wit
h plastic film and place in microwave at medium power for a period sufficient t
o cook the celery.

Mix the flour in a few tablespoon cold water by shaking it violently in a tigh
tly closed jar. Pour the flour suspension all over the cooked ingredients in t
he 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 genero
us 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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