FAVORITE CASSEROLE
1 pkg. broccoli spears (or 1 fresh head)
1 can tuna fish in water
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 additional pkg. chopped broccoli (opt.)
TOPPING:
Potato chips or tater tots
Seasoning (opt.)
Cook spears until tender. Arrange on bottom of casserole dish. In another bowl mix drained tuna, undiluted soup, any seasoning and optional chopped broccoli (thawed, not cooked). Pour mixture over spears. Top with whole chips or whole tater tots, if frozen, may require 5 to 10 more minutes.
SCALLOPS LE HAVRE
16 scallops on half shell
8 spring onions (scallions) finely sliced
3 fat cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped
2 oz. real butter
1/4 cup chopped sweet basil
1 lb. fish bones and heads
8 black peppercorns
2 stalks celery, roughly chopped
1 sm. carrot roughly chopped
1 sm. red onion, peeled and cut into quarters
3 good sprigs dill
1 1/2 pints water
salt and pepper to taste
First remove scallops from shell, rinse under cold water and set aside. Thoroughly clean shells, scrubbing if necessary and set aside.
In a medium heavy based saucepan, place fish bones and heads, peppercorns, celery, carrot, onion, dill and the cold water. Season with a couple of good pinches of salt.
Bring to boil, reduce to a gentle simmer and cook for 30 minutes, no longer. Strain through a muslin cloth or similar, return to pan and reduce by half. Just before removing from heat, add 1/2 the sweet basil.
Meanwhile, melt butter over medium heat in a heavy based frypan, and when foaming, add spring onions and garlic with a generous grind of black pepper.
As soon as the onion begins to wilt, add remainder of basil and remove from heat.
In another frypan, heat fish stock to a gentle simmer and poach scallops for 2-3 minutes each side.
To serve, place each scallop in a half shell, spoon over onion mix and cover with hot stock.
Garnish with fresh herbs and slivered red capsicum.
N. B. It helps to have a bed of rice or rock salt to sit shells on in order to keep them level.
Cream may be added to stock before reducing if desired.