Fisherman's Pie
- 22 ounces potatoes
- salt & pepper
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 12 cups milk
- 1 small onion
- 10 peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- 26 ounces skinned haddock fillets or 26 ounces cod fish fillets
- 6 tablespoons butter (plus more to butter the dish)
- 12 cup flour
- 5 -7 parsley sprigs, leaves removed and chopped
- 3 eggs, hard-boiled
- 4 12 ounces cooked shrimp
- Wash, peel and cut potatoes into pieces.
- Half-fill a saucepan with water, add salt, then the potatoes and brig to a boil.
- Simmer for 15 minutes, until tender.
- Drain thoroughly, then add milk, butter, salt & pepper and mash.
- Beat until fluffy and season to taste; set aside.
- Peel and quarter onion.
- Pour the remaining milk into a saute pan, then add the peppercorns, bay leaves and onion quarters.
- Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
- Cover and let stand in a warm place to infuse for about 10 minutes.
- With a sharp knife, cut each of the fillets across into pieces and add to the milk; cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes, depending on thickness.
- It should flake easily when tested with a fork.
- Transfer the fish to a large plate, using a slotted spoon; reserve the cooking liquid.
- Let fish cool, then flake with a fork.
- Gently melt the 6 T butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk in the flour and cook for 30-60 seconds, until foaming.
- Remove from the heat and pour the reserved fish cooking liquid through a sieve into the butter and flour mixture.
- Whisk the liquid into the sauce, then return to the heat and cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce boils and thickens.
- Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the parsley.
- Preheat the oven to 350F Grease a 10-inch (2-liter) casserole dish.
- Coarsely chop the hard-boiled eggs.
- Ladle a third of the sauce into the bottom of the dish.
- Spoon the flaked fish on top of the sauce, in an even layer.
- Cover with the remaining sauce, then distribute the shrimp evenly on the surface.
- Sprinkle the chopped hard-boiled eggs over the top.
- Spread the mashed potatoes on top, so it is covered completely.
- Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes, until the potato topping is brown and the sauce bubbles around the edge.
- Serve hot.
potatoes, salt, milk, butter, milk, onion, peppercorns, bay leaves, haddock, butter, flour, parsley, eggs, shrimp
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fishermans-pie-498508 (may not work)