Fish Pie
- 1 quantity mashed potato - 1kg medium sized potates
- 500g firm white fish fillets
- 250g smoked fish fillets
- 2.5 cups milk .
- I bay leaf
- 4 black peppercorns
- 50g butter
- 1 small brown onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 250g small cooked prawns
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, quartered 20g butter, extra
- First, make mashed potato.
- Preheat oven to 180u0b0C.
- Place fish, milk, bay leaf and peppercorns in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer for 5 minutes. Strain mixture, reserving fish and strained milk. Skin fish. remove any bones, then flake into bite-sized pieces and place in a bowl.
- Melt butter in a clean saucepan over low heat. Add onion and cook for 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent. Add flour, stir well and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in reserved milk. Bring mixture to boil, whisking frequently, until smooth and thickened. Allow to cool.
- Add prawns, cayenne pepper and parsley to bowl containing fish pieces and pour over sauce. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Spoon, mixture into a large souffle or ovenproof dish. Top with boiled egg pieces. Spread with mashed potato and fluff up with a fork.; Dot with extra butter. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden and bubbling. Serve with steamed green beans or spinach.
potato , fish, milk, black peppercorns, butter, brown onion, flour, prawns, cayenne pepper, flatleaf parsley, eggs
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/fish-pie-1265120 (may not work)