Fish pie
Ingredients
Ingredients | Measure |
Floury Potatoes | 900g |
Olive Oil | 2 tbsp |
Semi-skimmed Milk | 600ml |
White Fish Fillets | 800g |
Plain flour | 1 tbsp |
Nutmeg | Grating |
Double Cream | 3 tbsp |
Jerusalem Artichokes | 200g |
Leek | 1 finely sliced |
Prawns | 200g peeled raw |
Parsley | Large handful |
Dill | Handful |
Lemon | Grated zest of 1 |
Gruyère | 25g grated |
Lemon | Juice of 1 |
Instruction
- Put the potatoes in a large pan of cold salted water and bring to the boil
- Lower the heat, cover, then simmer gently for 15 minutes until tender
- Drain, then return to the pan over a low heat for 30 seconds to drive off any excess water
- Mash with 1 tbsp olive oil, then season
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02
- Meanwhile put the milk in a large sauté pan, add the fish and bring to the boil
- Remove from the heat, cover and stand for 3 minutes
- Remove the fish (reserving the milk) and pat dry with kitchen paper, then gently flake into an ovenproof dish, discarding the skin and any bones
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03
- Heat the remaining oil in a pan, stir in the flour and cook for 30 seconds
- Gradually stir in 200-250ml of the reserved milk (discard the rest)
- Grate in nutmeg, season, then bubble until thick
- Stir in the cream
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04
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan170°C/gas 5
- Grate the artichokes and add to the dish with the leek, prawns and herbs
- Stir the lemon zest and juice into the sauce, then pour over
- Mix gently with a wooden spoon
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05
- Spoon the mash onto the fish mixture, then use a fork to make peaks, which will crisp and brown as it cooks
- Sprinkle over the cheese, then bake for 35-40 minutes until golden and bubbling
- Serve with wilted greens