Ultimate Fish Pie
This comforting fish pie is a delicious combination of tender haddock, creamy sauce, and fluffy mashed potatoes. The dish is baked to golden perfection, creating a satisfying meal that is sure to warm your heart and please your taste buds. Serve this classic dish as a delightful entree for a cozy family dinner or special gathering.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 75g/3oz butter, plus extra for greasing
- 1 large onion, roughly chopped
- 50g/2oz plain flour
- 570ml/1 pint milk
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 350g/12oz fresh haddock, cut into 1cm/ýin pieces
- 350g /12oz smoked undyed haddock, cut into 1cm/ýin pieces
- 4 hard-boiled free-range eggs, roughly chopped
- For the topping
- 900g/2lb potatoes, peeled and cut into even-sized pieces
- about 8 tbsp hot milk
- about 50g/2oz butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 200C/400F/Gas 6. Grease a shallow 2.5 litre/4ýpint dish with butter.
- Melt the butter in a pan on a high heat and fry onion for few minutes. Lower the heat, cover and leave to soften for 15 minutes.
- Remove the lid and increase the heat to remove any moisture. Sprinkle in the flour and then add the milk gradually, stirring well and allowing the sauce to thicken until all the milk has been added.
- Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, add lemon juice and the raw fish and cook for couple of minutes, stirring continuously until the fish has just cooked. Stir in the smoked haddock. Pour the mixture into the buttered dish and leave to cool. Top with the hard-boiled eggs.
- For the topping, boil the potatoes in a pan of salted water until tender. Drain, tip the potatoes back into the pan, add milk and butter and mash until lump-free. Use a ricer to get smooth mash. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
- Spread the mash over the top of the sauce and fish in the dish and score with a fork.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until the potato is crisp and golden-brown.
Yield
Serves 6
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