fish pie - merged threads

Ladyhawk

Help - just made an exceptionally yummy fish pie with variety of fish, cheese sauce and mash. The only problem is that it seems that the sauce has curdled slightly during cooking. I think it did this last time as well. Anyone have this problem? I have been making white sauce/ cheese sauce since I was a kid, so I know my technique is right...

expat_jo

Hi

I made an Annabel Karmel (seemingly the goddess of baby food!) fish pie for my 1 year old. It includes salmon, cod, milk, flour, bay leaf, onion, tomato, cheese and potato. It doesn't say that it can be frozen, whereas other recipes of hers from the same book do.

Does anyone know of any reason it can't be frozen? The recipe makes 2 largeish ones so I did freeze the other one but am now unsure before I give it to my one year old ...

Many thanks in advance!

McKneff

No reason at all why it cant be frozen.
Lucky baby, i could just eat it all now.

expat_jo

Thanks for the reply McKneff.

I don't eat fish as it makes me sick but I am keen for my baby to. He seems to like it which is great - but quite a lot of faff for just a one-off. Far better if I can make in bulk and freeze. Fab!

expat_jo

Ah, OK another question. It is frozen in foil in a tupperware box (the size of a sandwich). Obviously it needs to come out of the foil but how would you heat it and for how long?

Thanks again!

Pink.

Hi jo,

I would reheat it (covered) on a plate in the microwave to stop it drying out until it's piping hot. Then let it cool a little before you give it to your little one.

Pink

lisa26_2

Or....my mum would leave it in the foil and reheat in the oven. Also make sure its thoroughly defrosted before reheating.

Long_tall_sally

Don't know why it doesn't state that it can be frozen. If it had hard boiled egg in it as fish pie often does, it shouldn't be frozen so maybe it just hasn't said that it can be frozen in case you had decided to add an egg to it?

McKneff

lisa26 wrote: »

Or....my mum would leave it in the foil and reheat in the oven. Also make sure its thoroughly defrosted before reheating.

Not very mse putting the oven on for a little fish pie.
Unless you meant, of course, if the oven is on anyway, in that case, sorry;)

McKneff

Next time make it in little pot pots, if you see what i mean, they can then be
moved from freezer to fridge to microwave or oven. only one dirty pot them.