fish pie - merged threads

little_miss_moneysaver_3

Oh yes please get the recipe and share it with us I've loads of fish pie mix in my freezer and need to find a lovely recipe!!

tod123

If all you elderly people post your fishy pie recipes, I reckon one will be right!

Callie22

I don't have a recipe as such (and I'm not elderly) but I do occasionally make fish pie. I tend to just slowly cook some finely chopped shallots in butter, then when they're soft add some white wine. I bubble that off, then add some flour and cook that out. Then I slowly add some full-fat milk and fish stock to make a white sauce, then add a dash of single cream - it needs to be thick-ish as it tends to loosen off when you bake it because of the fish juices. Then I add the fish (usually salmon, some white fish and prawns), some (frozen) peas and some chopped fresh parsley, and seasoning.

I top this with some mash (lots of butter and some more cream) and some cheese, and bake it until it's crispy and golden. We don't have this often as it's not really good for you, but it is delicious!

tod123

nice post Callie

freyasmum

Poach your fish (whatever you fancy, but adding some smoked fish gives a lovely flavour. I don't like prawns in it) gently in milk.

Drain, and reserve the milk. Make a white sauce with a roux and use the reserved milk to make the roux into a sauce.

Put fish into an oven-safe dish, add in peas/sweetcorn/carrots, pour over the white sauce.

Use a nice, fluffy potato such as a King Edward and mash with lots of butter, salt and pepper. Top the cooled fish and sauce mix with the mash and cover with mounds of cheese. Stick it in at around 180 till bubbling and done.



You love to make up stories, don't you little toddington! :rotfl:

tod123

Thanks Freya that looks like a great recipe

PasturesNew

tod123 wrote: »

If all you elderly people post your fishy pie recipes, I reckon one will be right!

Fish, white sauce, peas, softened onions.... topped with mash and cheese. If I wanted to make it crunchy on top I'd probably do breadcrumbs/cheese on top.

tod123

She is about to start on it, so I have come to the kitchen table with my laptop to spy

tod123

Just googled a few of her ingredients and I think she does a version of this , but adds a bit more of the lovely bits

Pink.

Hi tod,

Hopefully you will be able to pick up the method. I've added your thread to our main fish pie where there are many recipes to choose from.

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