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Fish pie

Fish pie

A British dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 1 hour 23 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 6 people +

Changed from 4 to 6 people · Back to 4

Main ingredients

  • 2.6 lb white fish fillet Shopping tip: Cod, haddock, tilapia or pollock fillets. Frozen works.
  • 11 oz shrimps Shopping tip: Shrimp (UK: prawns). Raw or frozen works.

Fresh & other

  • 3 lb floury potatoes
  • 3 ¾ cups 2% milk
  • 1 ½ tbsp all-purpose flour Shopping tip: All-purpose flour (UK: plain flour).
  • ¼ cup + 1 ½ tsp heavy cream Shopping tip: Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream (UK: double cream).
  • 11 oz jerusalem artichoke
  • 2 leeks
  • Large handful parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
  • Handful dill Shopping tip: Fresh dill.
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 ⅓ oz gruyre
  • Juice of 1 lemon

Sauces & oils

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (1): nutmeg
  • Grating nutmeg

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. 01.Put the potatoes in a big pan of cold salted water.

  2. Bring to the boil.

  3. Lower the heat.

  4. Cover.

  5. Simmer for 15 minutes until soft.

  6. Drain.

  7. Return to your pan over low heat.

  8. Keep going for 30 seconds.

  9. Do it to drive off any excess water.

  10. Mash with 1 ½ tbsp olive oil.

  11. Season.

  12. 02.Meanwhile put the milk in a big cook pan.

  13. Add the fish.

  14. Bring to the boil.

  15. Take it off the heat, cover and stand for 3 min.

  16. Remove the fish and pat dry with kitchen paper.

  17. Flake into any bones, discarding the skin and an ovenproof dish.

  18. 03.Heat the rest of the oil in a pan.

  19. Stir in the flour.

  20. Cook for 30 seconds.

  21. Gradually mix in 200-1 cup + 1 tbsp of the reserved milk.

  22. Grate in nutmeg and season.

  23. Bubble until thick.

  24. Stir in the cream.

  25. 04.turn the oven on to 375°F (350°F for a fan oven).

  26. Grate the artichokes.

  27. Add to the dish with herbs, prawns and the leek.

  28. Mix the lemon zest and juice in the sauce.

  29. Pour over.

  30. Mix with a wooden spoon.

  31. 05.Spoon the mash on the fish mixture.

  32. Use fork to make peaks, which will crisp.

  33. Brown as it cooks.

  34. Sprinkle over the cheese.

  35. Cook in the oven for 35-40 min until golden and bubbling.

  36. Serve with wilted greens.

On the side: Green salad

A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.

How to make it (10 min)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.