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FISH PIE

Often in a fish pie the fish results in being completely over cooked, lacking its
identity, texture and flavour. In this recipe we cool the sauce and add the fish to the
cold sauce before baking in a hot oven to ensure that the fish is not over cooked. This
versatile recipe can be made with whatever fish you prefer. You can be creative with
flavouring it, and adding your favourite herbs.
Special equipment: Oval oven proof baking dish, 20cm X 13cm.

Ingredients Required
For the sauce
100g
100g
80g
80g
120g
40g

Unsalted butter
Shallots, small peeled and sliced
Fennel, 1cm dice
Leeks, cut in half lengthways, washed and cut into 1cm slices
Mushrooms button, washed and sliced
Flour, plain

320ml
160ml
20g/1 handful
1/2
1 pinch
1 pinch

Milk, whole, organic


Cream, whipping
Parsley, roughly chopped
Lemon, juiced
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper

The fish
600g

Pollock, 2 cm dice (*2)

For the topping


1kg
100ml
100g
4 pinches
4 turns

Potatoes, desire, peeled, cut 5cm, steamed until soft 25-30min


Milk, whole, organic, warmed
Butter, unsalted, melted
Salt
Pepper, white, freshly ground

Cooking Method
Planning ahead
Make and chill the sauce ahead of time. Or assemble the pie, without the topping, and
freeze.
For the sauce
Steam the potatoes for the topping while you prepare the sauce. In a large saut pan,
soften the shallots, fennel and leeks in the butter for 5 minutes with no colour (*3). Add
the sliced mushrooms and sweat for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the flour, and cook for 1
minute before gradually stirring in the milk. Simmer for 5 minutes, season and allow to
cool, then finish with cream, chopped parsley and lemon juice. Taste and adjust the
seasoning if required Divide the fish and sauce one large dish and allow to cool
completely.
Preparing the topping and baking:
Strain the cooked potatoes into a colander letting the excess steam escape for 2 3
minutes. Pass the potato through a mouli, a sieve or mash with a potato masher. Return
the puree of potato into a saucepan, gradually pour and mix in the warm milk (retain a
little). stir in the melted butter and season with salt and pepper. Taste and correct the
seasoning if necessary. If the puree is too firm, thin it down with the remaining milk.
Allow to cool slightly before spooning into a piping bag and piping over the top of your
fish pie (*4). Place the pies on a baking tray and cook for 30 minutes at 190C. Remove
from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

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