Seafood Newburg Classic Recipes

CREAMY SEAFOOD NEWBURG

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Remove the shells from the shrimp. With a sharp knife, make a shallow cut down the back of a shrimp and pull the dark vein out . If the vein doesn't come out easily, scrape it out with the tip of the knife. The vein is the digestive system of the shrimp, so it should be removed. Repeat with the remaining shrimp.
• Rinse well, chop large shrimp coarsely. Leave small to medium shrimp whole, if desired. Transfer the shrimp to a large bowl.
• To the bowl with the shrimp, add the lobster, scallops, or crabmeat along with the sherry, lemon juice, and nutmeg.
• Cover the bowl and refrigerate for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add the flour and continue cooking for about 3 minutes while stirring constantly.
• Gradually whisk in about 1/4 cup of the half-and-half. Gradually add the remaining half-and-half, whisking constantly. Add the salt and continue cooking until bubbling and thickened.
• In a bowl, whisk the heavy cream with the egg yolk.
• Add to the thickened sauce while whisking constantly.
• Stir in the cheese and continue cooking until the cheese has melted.
• Add the seafood to the sauce and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the seafood is thoroughly cooked.
• Spoon the seafood Newburg over toast points , puff pastry shells, or hot cooked rice or noodles. Or serve the seafood over freshly baked biscuits.
• Sprinkle with paprika or garnish with fresh chopped parsley , as desired.

SEAFOOD NEWBURG

Steps:

• Saute shrimp, scallops and lobster in butter.
• Add paprika.
• Move seafood to a crock pot set on low or warming dish.
• Add sherry to hot sauté pan and boil hard to de-glaze the pan.
• Add sherry and pan bits to seafood.
• In a saucepan (over medium heat) cook flour and butter and whisk until well blended and bubbly.
• Slowly whisk in milk pouring in a half cup at a time.
• Add cream slowly, whisking continuously until mixture thickens.
• About 3-5 minutes.
• (Cook longer for a thicker sauce or add water to thin it out. Use your own personal preference.) Season with salt and Cayenne pepper.
• Pour over warmed seafood and stir.
• Serve with linguini, saltine or common crackers or toast.

NEWBURG (CLASSIC SEAFOOD)

Steps:

• Cook the chosen protien with the butter for 3 minutes.
• Add sherry (and/or brandy).
• Cook 1 minute and add cream, salt, cayenne, nutmeg and egg yolks.
• Stir over a low heat until slightly thickened.
• Place protien on toast, points, puff or sliced french bread and pour sauce over top.
• Sprinkle cayenne and nutmeg on top and garnish with parsley.

SEAFOOD NEWBURG

Steps:

• Combine butter, flour and salt in a saucepan. Cook for two minutes. Slowly pour in milk and bring mixture to a boil.
• Stir sherry into the mixture (to taste), paprika, catsup and Worcestershire sauce. Place seafood in the saucepan and heat thoroughly. Serve hot.

SEAFOOD NEWBURG

Steps:

• To make the Newburg sauce, combine the flour, paprika, curry powder, nutmeg, cayenne, and salt, to taste, in a small bowl and set aside. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the shallot and cook for 3 minutes until it begins to brown. While the shallot is cooking, bring the milk and tomato paste to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat; be careful not to let it boil over. Add the flour mixture to the browned shallot and stir until mixed well with the butter. Add the sherry and whisk until smooth. Add the hot milk mixture to the flour mixture slowly, whisking constantly until the mix is creamy and thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Put the water, salt, bay leaves and peppercorns in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the scallops and boil for 3 minutes. Remove immediately and set aside. Do the same with the shrimp and lobster tail meat.
• Add the cooked shell fish to the Newburg sauce and bring to a simmer over low heat.
• Serve over white rice, garnished with the Gremolata and a side of Sea Salt Roasted Asparagus. If serving the Newburg on a large platter, arrange the asparagus around the platter edges.
• Mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Trim the ends off the asparagus and toss the spears with the olive oil in a mixing bowl. Put the asparagus onto a sheet pan, sprinkle with the salt and put in the preheated oven until they begin to brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven and divide evenly among the 4 dinner plates.

SEAFOOD NEWBURG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine shrimp, crabmeat and sherry. Mix gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to marinate.
• Preheat oven to 350. Spray 13 x 9 glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cook rice in water as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tbsp of the butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot and mushrooms; cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add remaining 6 tablespoons butter; stir until melted. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, seasoned salt and pepper to mushroom mixture; mix well. Cook until bubbly. Gradually add half-and-half and milk, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat.
• Add seafood mixture and cooked rice to mushroom sauce; stir gently to mix. Pour into sprayed baking dish. In small bowl combine topping ingredients; mix well. Sprinkle over top of casserole.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and crumb topping is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

SAUCY SEAFOOD NEWBURG

Steps:

• Poach the seafood in water and white wine being careful not to overcook. Remove from pan and drain. Reserve a little for garnish
• Make sauce: Saute onions in butter making sure not to brown them-gradually add flour stirring well after each addition.
• Add the cream and soup. Cook until thick and creamy stirring continuously.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, sherry, lemon juice, salt, white pepper, nutmeg and paprika.
• Keep stirring.
• Add all seafood except the crab meat and carefully blend into the sauce- gently stir in the crab.Serve over rice, noodles or puff pastry shells.
• Garnish with some cooked shrimp or lobster pieces.
• Sprinkle a little fresh chopped parsley over.
• This serves about 12 for appetizers or 6 for entree..