Fish Pie
The British comfort classic — chunks of white fish, smoked haddock and salmon poached in milk and folded into a parsley sauce with prawns and boiled egg, under a golden crust of cheesy mash.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg floury potatoes
- 90 g butter
- 700 ml whole milk
- 60 g cheddar, grated
- 400 g skinless cod or haddock fillet
- 300 g smoked haddock fillet
- 300 g skinless salmon fillet
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 small onion, halved
- 3 eggs
- 50 g plain flour
- 4 tbsp parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 150 g raw king prawns, peeled
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper, ground
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 4004 kcal · P 265.8g · C 328.3g · F 180.5g
Estimated from 14 of 16 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15–20 minutes until soft. Drain and mash with 40 g of the butter and 100 ml of the milk, season and beat in half the cheddar.
- 2Meanwhile, put all the fish in a wide pan with the remaining 600 ml milk, the bay leaves and the onion. Bring to a bare simmer and poach for 5 minutes, then lift out the fish and strain and keep the milk.
- 3Boil the eggs for 9 minutes, cool them in cold water, peel and quarter them.
- 4Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in the poaching milk and simmer for 5 minutes until thick. Stir in the parsley and lemon juice and season, tasting first, since the smoked fish is salty.
- 5Heat the oven to 200°C. Flake the fish into large chunks in a 2-litre baking dish, discarding any skin and bones, scatter over the raw prawns and egg quarters and pour the sauce over.
- 6Spoon the mash on top, spread it to the edges, rough it up with a fork and sprinkle with the rest of the cheddar.
- 7Bake for 30–35 minutes, until golden and bubbling at the edges; the prawns cook in the oven. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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Questions and answers
How long does Fish Pie take to make?
About 90 minutes: 30 min prep and 60 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Fish Pie?
16 ingredients: floury potatoes, butter, whole milk, cheddar, skinless cod or haddock fillet, smoked haddock fillet, skinless salmon fillet, bay leaves, onion, eggs, plain flour, parsley and 4 more.
How many servings does this Fish Pie recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Fish Pie?
About 667 kcal, with 44.3 g protein, 54.7 g carbohydrate and 30.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Fish Pie?
Fish Pie comes from British cuisine.
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