Creole-Style Fish Casserole
From: Jean-Claude B., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Oven: 700 watts
Preparation time: 12 minutes
Cooking time: 17 minutes
Waiting time: none
Use, for this excellent meal-dish, any leftover fish, fresh fish, frozen fish or poached fish.
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 3 tablespoons [45 g] butter
  • 3 tablespoons [26.25 g] flour
  • 2 cups [500 mL] milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] sage or savory
  • 1 [10-ounce / 284-mL] can corn kernels
  • 2 eggs, yolks and whites separated
  • 1/2 cup [115 g] grated Cheddar cheese
  • 1 to 1 1/2 pounds [454 à 680 g] cooked fish, broken-up into pieces
  • 3 tablespoons [45 mL] freshly made white breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] paprika
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Butter
  • Melt butter into a large measuring cup for 1 minute on 'MAXIMUM'.
  • Stir in flour; pour in milk.
  • Microwave for 3 minutes on 'MAXIMUM'.
  • Stir well; microwave for 2 minutes more on 'MAXIMUM', to get a creamy sauce.
  • Mix in dry mustard, some salt and pepper, sage or savory and corn kernels.
  • Mix; microwave for 1 minute more, on 'MAXIMUM'.
  • Well mix egg yolks and half of the grated cheese.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into sauce.
  • Butter a square 8-inch [20-cm] glass or ceramic microwave-safe dish or a deep pie plate.
  • Alternately layer fish pieces and sauce, ending with sauce.
  • Mix together remaining grated cheese and breadcrumbs; sprinkle over sauce.
  • Sprinkle all over with paprika; cover dish or plate with waxed paper.
  • Microwave for 10 minutes on 'MEDIUM-MAXIMUM'.