Three Fish Pie
A British dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 1 hour 15 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 50 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 15 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredients
- 7 oz salmon
- 7 oz haddock
Fresh & other
- 1.7 lb potatoes
- Knob butter
- Dash milk
- 1 ⅓ oz gruyere
- 2 oz butter
- 2 leeks
- 2 oz all-purpose flour Shopping tip: All-purpose flour (UK: plain flour).
- ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp white wine
- 1 ¾ cups + 2 ½ tsp milk
- 7 oz smoked haddock
- 5 eggs
Spices & seasonings (1): parsley
- 1 ½ tbsp parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Turn the oven on to 400°F (350°F for a fan oven).
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Put the potatoes into a pot of cold salted water.
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Bring up to the boil.
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Simmer until completely tender.
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Drain well.
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Mash with the butter and milk.
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Add pepper plus taste to check the seasoning.
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Add salt and more pepper if necessary.
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For your fish filling, melt the butter in a pot.
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Add the leeks.
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Stir over the heat.
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Cover with a lid.
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Simmer for 10 minutes, until soft.
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Measure the flour into a small bowl.
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Add the wine.
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Whisk until smooth.
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Add the milk to the leeks.
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Bring to the boil.
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Add the wine mixture.
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Stir briskly until thickened.
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Season.
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Add the parsley and fish.
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Stir over the heat for two minutes.
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Spoon into an ovenproof casserole.
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Scatter over the eggs.
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Let it cool until firm.
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Spoon the mashed potatoes over the fish mix and mark with a fork.
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Sprinkle with cheese.
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Bake for 30-40 minutes, until lightly golden-brown over the top and bubbling around the edges.
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)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.