Fish Pie
A classic recipe
Servings: 2
Calories: 641kcal
Cost: £1.41
Equipment
- pan to fry in
- large mixing spoon
- vegetable peeler
- vegetable masher
- oven proof dish
- small sharp knife
- chopping board
- saucepan
Ingredients
Base
- 150 g fish white, frozen fillets, £5/kg, 75p
- 150 g fish smoked, haddock fillets £8.25/kg, £1.23
- 1 bay leaf (if you have it)
- 225 ml milk 48p/litre, 11p
- 2 eggs 14p each, 28p
- 100 g peas 66p/kg, 7p
- 10 g butter £1.49/250g, 6p
- 25 g flour 1p
- salt and pepper
Topping
- 400 g potatoes 40p/kg, 16p
- 25 g butter £1.49/250g, 15p
Metric - US Customary
Instructions
Base
- Put the milk, fish and bay leaf in a large frying pan and gently poach
for a few minutes until the fish flakes apart. Scoop out the fish and
place to one side. - Melt the butter in a non-stick pan and stir in the flour. Cook for a
moment, than add a little of the milk, stirring furiously with a
silicone or wooden spoon or a whisk. The milk and butter/flour mixture
will emulsify into a paste. Add a little more milk and repeat. Do this a
couple more times until the mixture starts to look more like a sauce
than a mixture. Add the remaining milk and heat gently until it thickens
up. Simmer, very gently, for a couple of minutes until the floury taste
is cooked out. Set to one side. Season with salt and pepper. - Boil the eggs for 5 minutes, adding the peas for the last minute, then
drain and fill the pan with cold water to cool them off. Peel the eggs.
Topping
- Peel, boil and mash the potatoes. Add the extra butter and mix well, season with salt and pepper.
Assemble
- Now assemble your pie. Very gently mix the flaked fish, peas and sauce
together. Don’t mix too enthusiastically or the fish will disintegrate.
Place in an oven proof dish. Slice the eggs into quarters and put on top
of the fish and top with the mashed potato. - Your fish pie can now be safely stashed in the fridge for a day, maybe
two. When you are ready to eat, heat in a hot oven until the mash is
golden and the pie is hot all the way through. Enjoy with some veg on
the side.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 641kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 288mg | Sodium: 329mg | Potassium: 1626mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1240IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 4mg
