Prawn Potato Pie Food

THAI PRAWN, POTATO & VEGETABLE CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok. Fry the curry paste and lemongrass for 1 min, until fragrant. Tip in peppers and new potatoes, then stir them to coat in the paste. Cook for 1-2 mins. Pour in coconut milk, stock and lime leaves, then bring to the boil. Simmer and cook for 15 mins, until potatoes are just tender.
• Add remaining ingredients, but if you're freezing don't add spinach or coriander yet, and cook until the prawns turn pink, about 4 mins. Serve, with some extra lime wedges, if you like, or cool before freezing in containers.

DOMINO POTATO, COD, PRAWN & CHORIZO PIE

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice the potatoes, tip into a pan of cold water and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat, leave the potatoes in the water for 1 min, then drain and leave to cool in a colander. The potatoes should still feel firm and hold their shape. Put the cod in a wide, deep pan and pour over the milk. Add 2 bay leaves and saffron and bring to a gentle simmer, cover with a lid, then lower the heat and cook for 2 mins. Turn off the heat and leave the fish in the pan to continue cooking for 5 mins more.
• Heat the oil and butter in another large pan, add the onion and fennel and cook for 10 mins until starting to caramelise. Add the garlic and chorizo, stir until the oils are released, then stir in the flour.
• Remove the fish from the milk and set aside the bay leaves. Add the milk to the chorizo pan bit by bit, stirring between additions, until you have a smooth, thick sauce. Stir in the parsley, season and remove from the heat.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour half of the sauce into a large casserole dish. Flake the fish into large chunks and scatter over the sauce. Add the prawns and spoon over the rest of the sauce.
• Stack 5-6 potato slices together and trim off the edges to create a rectangle- don't worry if it's not perfect. Continue making stacks of rectangular potatoes until they're all used up. Scatter the trimmings over the sauce, then arrange the slices on top in a domino pattern, fanning them out to cover the surface. Tuck the reserved bay leaves and four others in among the potatoes, season and drizzle with oil. Bake for 45 mins until the potatoes are tender and golden and the sauce is bubbling up around the edges. Serve with green veg or salad.

PAPEETE TAHITIAN PRAWNS

Steps:

• Wash prawns.
• Brown the chopped onion in a heavy frying pan until golden.
• Add the prawns and continue cooking until they turn pinkish-red in color.
• Season and add a glass of dry white wine or water to the pan, then the crushed cloves of garlic and paprika.
• Cover the pan and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Check the seasoning, sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.

IRISH COD PIE TOPPED WITH MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place cod fillets in the bottom of a 8x8x2 buttered oven dish.Place dish on a cookie sheet pan because there will be sauce that escapes and runs down the outside of the casserole dish.
• Make a cheese sauce by mixing 2 oz each of butter and flour, 1/2 liter of milk and 3 1/2 oz grated cheese cook till slightly thickened: pour over fish.
• Top with mashed potatoes sprinkle grated cheese over them and dot with butter.
• Bake in a hot oven (450 F) for 25-30 minutes, until the potatoes are golden brown.
• Optional -- I just made this again and put in 2 sliced scallions into the cheese sauce after it was cooked{step #2}.Garnish with scallions.
• Optional -- 1/2- 1 cup peeled and deviened Shrimp added unto the fish gives some added flavor as well!

POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water until cooked.
• Preheat oven to 425*F.
• Drain the potatoes well, add the milk and butter and mash until smooth, then stir in the cheese and seasoning.
• Butter a 1 1/2 to 2 pint pie dish and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, pressing them to the base and sides with the back of a spoon.
• Spoon the potato and cheese mixture into the dish and rough up the top with a fork.
• Brush with the melted butter.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with pickled beets or red cabbage and thick slices of crusty brown bread (buttered of course!).