Steps to Prepare Perfect Fish pie

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Fish pie, also known as fisherman's pie, is a traditional British dish. The pie is usually made with white, often smoked, fish (for example cod, haddock or halibut). A simple fish pie recipe that's quick and easy to prepare. Portion into ramekins and freeze for quick Fish pie is a universal comfort food, we've given it a Spanish twist and a domino effect potato topping.

Fish pie is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Fish pie is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have fish pie using 24 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Fish pie:

1. Make ready For the mash potato:
2. Get 500 g potatoes, cut into chunks
3. Prepare Knob butter (generous amount)
4. Prepare 100 g soya milk (or any milk preference)
5. Make ready To taste salt and white pepper
6. Make ready Pinch nutmeg (optional)
7. Prepare For the filling:
8. Get 590 ml soya milk (or any milk of choice)
9. Get 240 g smoked/unsmoked haddock fillets
10. Get 200 g smoked/unsmoked cod loin
11. Make ready 1 white onion, sliced in half
12. Take 3 cloves, pieced into half of the onion
13. Make ready 2 bay leaves
14. Get 1/2 leek, washed and chopped
15. Make ready 25 g butter
16. Prepare 2 tablespoons olive oil
17. Make ready 3 tablespoons plain flour
18. Prepare Sprinkle nutmeg (optional)
19. Take 25 g frozen peas
20. Take 1 teaspoon parsley, finely chopped
21. Get 1/2 teaspoon lemon wax, finely grated
22. Make ready Garnish:
23. Prepare Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, finely grated (optional)
24. Prepare Sprinkle mixed ground peppercorns (optional)

Fish expert Mitch Tonks' fish pie recipe has bags of flavour from the smoked haddock, prawns and cod. A Fish Pie fit for a king! Flakes of fish smothered in a creamy sauce, topped with mashed potato and a crunchy golden top. Use both smoked and unsmoked fish for best results - and it's economical!

Instructions to make Fish pie:

1. In a saucepan on medium high heat, boil the potatoes until soft and tender. Using a colander drain the potatoes, return to the saucepan, on low heat. Mash the potatoes adding milk and butter. Once to desired consistency, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg (optional). Set aside and cover saucepan with lid to keep warm.
2. In a saucepan on medium heat, add the milk, fish, onions with the cloves and bay leaves. Bring milk to a boil and then reduce heat to low and gently simmer for another 7-8 minutes.
3. In the meantime in a work or large saucepan on medium heat, add the olive oil, butter, leeks and onions. Gently sauté the leeks and onions until soft and onions are translucent. Continuously stirring using a wooden spoon.
4. Check the fish and turn off heat, immediately remove the fish from the saucepan and transfer into a bowl. Keep the poaching milk in the saucepan, as it will be used later.
5. Now add the flour one tablespoon at a time to the leeks and onions, stirring constantly before adding the next tablespoon of flour. Tip: add the next tablespoon flour once no flour is left.
6. Using a ladle bit by bit spoon in the milk from poaching the fish. Stir and combine well before adding the next ladle. Repeat until rest of milk has been used up. On low heat gently stir until the sauce has thickened. Season the sauce and taste, adjust seasoning to preference (add more salt, pepper or nutmeg (optional) if necessary).
7. Add the peas to the sauce mixture and cook for a minute. Break the fish into chunks, feeling for any bones (which need to be removed). Gently fold in the fish chunks into the sauce until well incorporated. Add parsley and lemon zest and gently mix.
8. Place an ovenproof pie dish onto a baking tray. Spoon the fish mixture into the bottom of the dish and fill just above half way. Tip: do not overfill.
9. Spoon and evenly top with the cooled mashed potato. Use a fork to create a rough texture on top. Grate parmesan and mixed peppercorns on top (optional). Place in the oven for 25 minutes, then change to grill setting for 5 minutes or until top is golden brown and fish pie is bubbling.
10. Transfer pie dish onto a serving plate, eat immediately while piping hot. Serve with a side of green vegetables like broccoli or kale.

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