Fish Pie RecipeThis fish pie recipe uses a combination of white and smoked fish. You could add shrimp (prawns) if you like. The topping is a savoury crumble and I would serve this with some creamed potatoes (mash) and vegetables - alternatively, a baked (jacket) potato would go equally well as there is over a pound of vegetables in the pie already.
Fish Pie Recipe
Heat your oven to Gas Mark 5, 375F or 190C Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion and carrot for about 5 minutes. Take the stalks from the broccoli, slice them thinly and add these and the mushrooms to the pan. Fry gently for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for about 1 minute - stirring constantly. Then slowly add the milk, mixing well as you go. Add the broccoli florets and cook gently for about 5 minutes. Put the fish into a pie dish and pour over the sauce - mix together. Then make your filling - rub the fat into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadrumbs. Stir in the cheese - cover the fish mixture - at this point, I will often drizzle a little olive oil over the topping - just put your thumb over the neck of the bottle and shake. I mean the bottle of course, not you! Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes - serve hot.
There's a lot of ingredients in this fish pie recipe, but it's well worth the effort - plus with the extended cooking time of 40 minutes, you can start this off cooking, prepare your veg and get the kitchen tidy so that you just have your cooking and serving pots to wash up! I hate washing up!
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