Baked Seafood Au Gratin

1 onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 cup butter

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 pound fresh crab meat

4 cups water

1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/2 pound bay scallops

1/2 pound flounder fillets

3 cups milk

1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1 tablespoon distilled white wine vinegar

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 pinch ground black pepper

dash hot red pepper sauce

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Lightly grease one 13x9x2 inch baking dish. In the heavy skillet,

saute the onion as well as the pepper in 1/2 cup with the butter or margarine.

Cook until tender. Stir in 1/2 cup of the flour and cook over medium

heat for 10 mins, stirring frequently. Add the crabmeat and stir

well. Press this mixture in to the bottom of the prepared baking dish

as well as set aside.

In a very large Dutch oven, bring the lake to your boil. Add the shrimp,

scallops and flounder. Simmer for 3 minutes. Drain and reserve 1 cup

with the cooking liquid as well as set the seafood aside.

Preheat oven to 350F. In a very heavy saucepan, melt the remainder

1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup flour.

Cook and stir constantly for 1 minute. Gradually add the milk plus

the 1 cup reserved cooking liquid. Raise heat to medium and cook,

stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir

inside shredded Cheddar cheese, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt,

pepper, and hot sauce. Add the cooked seafood and stir gently.

Spoon the seafood mixture on the crabmeat crust and sprinkle with

the Dairy products. Bake in the preheated oven for A half-hour or

until lightly browned. Serve immediately.