Shellfish Filling for Pastry Shells
From: Marie-Thé, Quebec, Canada
Servings: 75
IngredientsPreparation
  • 3 pounds [1.4 kg] butter
  • 2 pounds [900 g] sweet green peppers, membranes removed and seeded, diced
  • 2 pounds [900 g] celery, diced
  • 1 1/2 pounds [700 g] onions, diced
  • 2 pounds [900 g] mushrooms, cleaned then sliced
  • 2 pounds [900 g] flour
  • 10 to 12 quarts [10 to 12 L] milk
  • 11 pounds [5 kg] bite-size pieces boiled fresh or frozen lobster meat
  • 6 1/2 pounds [3 kg] boiled drained scallops
  • 6 1/2 pounds [3 kg] boiled shelled drained small nordic shrimps
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Freshly chopped chives, to sprinkle to taste
  • Freshly chopped parsley, to sprinkle to taste
  • Melt butter into a large casserole.
  • Soften together sweet green pepper, celery and onion dices along with mushroom slices into melted butter.
  • Mix in flour.
  • Slowly stir in milk, until slightly thickened.
  • Mix in lobster meat pieces, scallops and shrimps.
  • Salt, pepper and sprinkle mixture with chopped chives and parsley.
  • Leave to simmer for a few minutes, stirring.
  • Remove from heat and leave to cool before reheating into pastry shells just before serving, or fill hot pastry shell and serve.