Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
3 teaspoons minced garlic
1 1/4 cups dry bread crumbs (preferably Japanese panko)
2 tablespoons finely sliced chives
2 tablespoons sliced parsley
1/2 small onion, finely diced
1/4 cup finely diced fennel
1/4 cup finely diced celery
3 ounces large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut into bite-size pieces
3 ounces sea scallops, cut into bite-size pieces (see Note)
3 ounces squid, cleaned and cut into bite-size pieces
3 ounces jumbo lump crabmeat
1 teaspoon chopped tarragon
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon, cut into wedges
1 cup cream
1/4 cup grated white Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
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Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a heavy-bottomed, ovenproof saute pan set over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon of the chives, and 1 tablespoon of the parsley. Stir and transfer the pan to the oven. Toast until the bread crumbs are crispy, 3 to 5 minutes, stirring once to ensure even cooking. Remove the pan from the oven and set aside. Do not turn off the oven.
3. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a wide, deep, heavy-bottomed saute pan. Add the onion, fennel, celery, and remaining 2 teaspoons garlic, and cook until softened but not browned, approximately 4 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
4. In the same pan, melt the remaining tablespoon of butter. Add the shrimp, scallops, and squid, and saute for 30 seconds. Add to the bowl with the vegetables. Add the crab, tarragon, Old Bay, mustard, and remaining 1 tablespoon chives and parsley. Season with 2 teaspoons of salt and black pepper to taste. Squeeze the juice from half of the lemon wedges over the mixture, catching the seeds in your hand.
5. Put the cream in a saucepan and cook at a simmer until reduced by half, approximately 8 minutes. Stir in the cheddar and Parmesan until melted. Remove the pan from the heat and stir the cream mixture into the shellfish mixture.
6. Pack the seafood imperial mixture into clam or scallop shells, or individual ramekins; top with the seasoned bread crumbs; and bake until warm throughout, approximately 8 minutes. Serve the seafood imperial immediately, with the remaining lemon wedges alongside for squeezing.
Note: There are three categories of sea scallops. By far, the superior ones are diver-harvested, or diver sea scallops. Just like the name says, these are foraged by divers who hand-harvest them, guaranteeing freshness, a consistent size and weight, and a minimum of mud in the shell. Easier to find are dry-packed scallops, which aren’t as fresh, but are still very good (they’re shucked as soon as they’re harvested, then shipped on ice). The ones to steer clear of are scallops packed in a milky white solution, a chemical preservative that mars their flavor and makes them irreversibly watery. If that’s all you can find, make something else for dinner. (I also have to put in a word for delicate little bay scallops, which I don’t use in the book. The best come from New England, especially around Nantucket, or the company Taylor Bay. Bay scallops are sweeter and more tender than sea scallops. They are best in the fall and are often sold in their own milk, which is perfectly acceptable; just pat them dry before searing them.)
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