Helens Rockville Shrimp Pie Recipes

HELEN'S ROCKVILLE SHRIMP PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sauté onion, bell pepper, and celery in butter. Process tomatoes and crumbled bread in your blender. In a bowl add sautéed vegetables to the processed tomato-bread mixture. Stir in 1 1/2 cups grated cheese, shrimp, and all of the seasonings. Pour the mixture into a greased 1 1/2 quart casserole dish and top with the 1/2 cup grated cheese. Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until bubbling. Serves 8.

CHICKEN AND SHRIMP PIE

Steps:

• Put chicken in a large pot with 8 C of water.
• Add pepper, parsley and vegetables.
• Bring to boil and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender.
• Let cool, discard skin and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Strain stock and reserve 2 cups-save the rest for other uses.
• In small pot combine shrimp, wine and a pinch of salt.
• Cover and bring to boil; remove from heat.
• Drain, reserving 1/2 of cooking liquid.
• Sauce: In heavy saucepan melt butter.
• Whisk in flour and cook about 1 minute.
• Add reserved chicken stock and shrimp liquid.
• Bring to boil stirring and add 3/4 C of whipping cream sirring often for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk together egg yolks and remaining cream and add to mixture.
• Stir in parmesan.
• Season with pepper, nutmeg, and lemon juice Add parsley.
• Combine sauce with chicken and shrimp and mix lightly.
• Turn into 8 C dish sprayed with no-stick spray.
• Combine crumbs, 2 T parmesan, almonds and butter.
• Sprinkle over top.
• Bake in 400 oven or until golden and bubbling.