White Fish Pie Food

FISH PIE - IN FOUR STEPS

Steps:

• Poach 400g skinless white fish fillets and 400g skinless smoked haddock fillets. Put the fish in the frying pan and pour over 500ml of the full-fat milk. Quarter 1 small onion and stud each quarter with a clove, then add to the milk, with 2 bay leaves. Bring the milk just to the boil - you will see a few small bubbles. Reduce the heat and simmer for 8 mins. Lift the fish onto a plate and strain the milk into a jug to cool. Flake the fish into large pieces in the baking dish.
• Hard-boil 4 eggs. Bring a small pan of water to a gentle boil, then carefully lower the eggs in with a slotted spoon. Bring the water back to a gentle boil, with just a couple of bubbles rising to the surface. Set the timer for 8 mins, cook, then drain and cool in a bowl of cold water. Peel, slice into quarters and arrange on top of the fish, then scatter over the chopped leaves of a small bunch of parsley.
• Make the sauce. Melt 50g butter in a pan, stir in 50g plain flour and cook for 1 min over moderate heat. Take off the heat, pour in a little of the cold poaching milk, then stir until blended. Continue to add the milk gradually, mixing well until you have a smooth sauce. Return to the heat, bring to the boil and cook for 5 mins, stirring continually, until it coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat, season with salt, pepper and a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg, then pour over the fish.
• Assemble and bake. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Boil 1kg floury potatoes, cut into even-sized chunks, for 20 mins. Drain, season and mash with the remaining 50g butter and 100ml full-fat milk. Use to top the pie, starting at the edge of the dish and working your way in - push the mash right to the edges to seal. Fluff the top with a fork, sprinkle over 50g grated cheddar, then bake for 30 mins. Make up to a day ahead, chill, then bake for 40 mins.

EASY FISH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Cut a small slit in each potato and place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
• While the potatoes are baking, melt 4 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in Cheddar cheese, cream, mustard, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is warm and Cheddar has melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Place white fish and shrimp in a 3 1/2-quart oven-proof baking dish. Pour cheese sauce over the fish; stir until well combined.
• Scoop the flesh out of the baked potatoes and place in a large bowl; discard the skins. Add 4 tablespoons butter and season with salt and pepper. Mash with a fork until butter has melted and potatoes are smooth. Spread the mashed potatoes evenly over the top of the fish.
• Bake until sauce is bubbling and potato topping is golden brown, about 55 minutes.

FISH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 190c.
• Cut up the potatoes, and boil in lightly salted water until tender; drain, add the butter, sour cream and milk, mash until smooth, seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, melt the extra butter in a saucepan, and saute the chopped onion until soft-about 5 minutes.
• Add the flour and cook over low heat about 2 minutes before adding the extra milk and wine.
• Bring to the boil and stir until thickened.
• remove from the heat and add the fish, corn, peas, capers, lemon juice, dill, parsley and salt and pepper.
• Mix well, then fold the egg quarters through very gently.
• Pour into a large casserole dish, top with the mashed potatoes, then sprinkle over the grated cheese.
• Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes or until the filling is bubbling, and the top golden brown.

FAMILY MEALS: EASY FISH PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6.
• Put 1kg potatoes, peeled and halved, in a saucepan and pour over enough water to cover them. Bring to the boil and then simmer until tender.
• When cooked, drain thoroughly and mash with a splash of milk and a knob of butter. Season with ground black pepper.
• Put 25g butter, 25g plain flour and 4 finely sliced spring onions in another pan and heat gently until the butter has melted, stirring regularly. Cook for 1-2 mins.
• Gradually whisk in 400ml milk using a balloon whisk if you have one. Bring to the boil, stirring to avoid any lumps and sticking at the bottom of the pan. Cook for 3-4 mins until thickened.
• Take off the heat and stir in 320g-400g mixed fish, 1 tsp Dijon or English mustard, a small bunch of finely snipped chives, handful of sweetcorn and handful of petits pois. Spoon into an ovenproof dish or 6-8 ramekins.
• Spoon the potato on top and sprinkle with a handful of grated cheddar cheese.
• Pop in the oven for 20-25 mins or until golden and bubbling at the edges. Alternatively, cover and freeze the pie or mini pies for another time.

FISH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the fish in a baking dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour over 1 cup of the milk and dot with a few flecks of butter, bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Strain but reserve the cooking juices, remove any skin from the fish and flake the flesh in large pieces.
• Make the sauce, melt the rest of the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook it for 1 minute, start adding the cooking juices bit by bit, stirring all the time, after that add the rest of the milk, if still too thick just add a little more milk.
• Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• Mix in to the sauce: fish, prawns, eggs, capers, parsley, peas and celery, add the lemon juice and check the seasoning.
• Pour the fish mixture in a 1½ liter greased ovenproof dish.
• Mash the potatoes with the butter, sour cream and nutmeg, check the seasoning, and then spread this on top of the fish.
• Bake in the oven at 400F for 30 –40 minutes.

WHITE FISH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add milk and lay fish in the milk to poach. Sprinkle with thyme, sea salt, and pepper. Cover the pan and bring milk to very low boil. Cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 7 minutes.
• Remove fish to plate and use a fork to break up into bite-sized chunks. Pour milk into a bowl and set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrot and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Turn heat to low and scrape the veggies to the side of the skillet. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and lemon juice to the empty spot. Sprinkle flour over the melted butter; whisk and cook until it forms a thick, golden paste, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Combine the veggies back in with the roux. Add the milk and fish back to the skillet. Gently toss together. Remove from heat.
• Add 1/2 of the fish mixture to the prepared casserole dish, then top with 2 cups of the mashed potatoes. Repeat the layers once more. Sprinkle the top of the casserole with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, about 35 minutes.

WHITE FISH PIE

Steps:

• To make the White sauce: Gently heat milk in a saucepan until it simmers. Mix the arrowroot and the white wine together and pour slowly into the simmering milk whilst whisking until a thick consistency is reached. Note: Do not let the milk boil whilst making this.
• Using 2 single serve oval pie tins, (divide the ingredients between the 2 dishes.) Spread the mashed potato on bottom and to the edges to create a well in the centre.
• Divide and place the fish and spring onions into eash mash well and spread the mustard over, sprinkle with tasty cheese and half the poppy seeds.
• Spread the white sauce over the top of both pie tins. Sprinkle over with parsley and cover with the puff pastry. Fold in the pastry leaving a small gap around the edges to reveal some mash.
• Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake in a preheated oven at 230°C for 15-20 minutes.

TUNA FISH PIE

Steps:

• Mix the tuna, spring onion, tomato ketchup, salad cream and pepper into the white sauce.
• Place in an oven dish and top with the mashed potato and cheese.
• Bake in a medium oven for 30 minutes, or until the cheese has browned.