Categories: Salads, Main dish, Appetizers 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
      2 T  Peanut oil 
      2 T  Flour 
      1    Medium yellow onion, chopped 
      1 t  Anchovy paste (optional) 
      3 c  Half-and-half 
      2 dr Tabasco 
      1 t  Worchestershire sauce 
    1/2 t  Whole thyme 
      1 pt Small oysters 
      1 lb Shrimp,* 
    1/2 lb Cooked pasta 
      4    Green onions,** 
  
  * raw and peeled (about 32 to 40 per lb) 
  ** chopped, for garnish 
  Heat a large frying pan and add the oil. Stir in the flour and cook this 
  mixture until it is the color of light peanut butter, being careful not to 
  burn it. Add the onions and suate until limp. Stir in the anchovy paste and 
  the half-and-half, stirring carefully to avoid lumps. Turn to a light 
  simmer 
  and add the Tabasco, Worchestershire sauce and thyme, and simmer for 10 
  minutes. Add the oysters and shrimp and heat for a few minutes. Do not 
  overcook the seafood. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve over the hot 
  pasta. Garnish with chopped green onions.