Louisiana Sausage and Seafood Ragout

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Preheat the oven to 400 degree oven. Dip the eggplant rounds in olive oil and place on a cookie sheet. Bake until quite soft, about 20 minutes. Set aside.

Add the red snapper and shrimp to the sauce. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes. Add the oysters and crabmeat and simmer for 1 or 2 minutes until the oysters are plump. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the eggplant slices in the center of shallow bowls. Spoon the ragout over the eggplant and serve with rice on the side.

* Louisiana cooks learned long ago that tangy, smoky flavors of pork sausage such as andouille are a perfect complement to seafood. Many classic New Orleans dishes reflect this perfect marriage of the sea and the land. Cajun and Creole classics such as jambalaya, seafood gumbo, stuffed eggplant, and stuffed crab, all link spicy sausage and seafood together. This elegant ragout bathes the seafood in a rich sauce flavored with andouille. The addition of cream makes this a rich and delicious dish for a main course or you can serve smaller portions as an elegant appetizer or first course at a Creole banquet.

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