The Best Fish Pie Recipe, EVER!
Lots of fish and lots of joy, the ultimate comfort food.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 6-8 large potatoes
- 2 tsp sea salt
- water enough to cover potatoes
- 1/2 cup chopped bacon rashers
- 2 cups fish (frozen or fresh with bones and skin removed) haddock, salmon, and bass all work well
- 1 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup extra mature cheddar cheese
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 1/4 cup extra mature cheddar cheese for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Peel and cut the potatoes into chunks
- Place in a large sauce pan with the salt and cover with water
- Boil for 15 minutes and then add the eggs on top and boil for a further 10 minutes
- Meanwhile set a frying pan over medium heat and add the chopped bacon and cook for 5 minutes until browning
- Add half of the butter and the fish to the pan and allow to cook through for approximately 8 minutes stirring gently
- Sprinkle the flour over the cooked fish and pour the milk over, along with the cinnamon, parsley, paprika, and cheese then combine gently and simmer for 2 minutes until the sauce begins to thicken
- Add the peas and cook for a further 2 minutes then remove from the heat
- Drain potatoes and eggs and remove the shells from the eggs and cut into halves
- Add the remainder of the butter to the potatoes and mash thoroughly, add a little milk if they are too thick
- Add the fish mixture to the bottom of a large casserole dish
- Add the halved eggs on top then spoon the mashed potatoe on top evenly
- Spread over with a knife or spatula to smooth the surface of the pie
- Bake in the oven at 200 degrees Celcius for 20 minutes until the top turns golden
- Serve with some freshly steamed vegetables