fishermans pie

Easy Fisherman’s Pie

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fishermans pie

Easy Fisherman's Pie

Caroline Hire, BBC Good Food
A chowder-like stew of fresh and smoked seafood capped with fluffy, brûléed mashed potatoes, fisherman’s pie is the isle’s ultimate comfort food.
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Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine British, Comfort Food, Seafood
Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Maris Piper potatoes or white/russet potatoes, peeled and halved
  • 400 ml 2 cups milk, plus a splash
  • 25 g butter plus a knob
  • 25 g plain flour
  • 4 spring onions finely sliced
  • 12 ounces jumbo shrimp 16 to 20 per pound, peeled, deveined, tails removed, and cut in half crosswise
  • 1 pound skinless cod fillets cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 4 ounces cold-smoked salmon or other fish cut into ½-inch pieces
  • 1 tsp Dijon or English mustard
  • ½ a 25g pack or a small bunch chives finely snipped
  • 1 handful frozen sweetcorn
  • 1 handful frozen peas petits pois
  • 1 handful grated cheddar
  • sea salt (as needed)

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas mark 6 (convection fan oven at 350F).
  • Put 1kg potatoes, peeled and halved, in a saucepan and pour over enough water to cover them. Bring to the boil and then simmer until tender.
  • When cooked, drain thoroughly and mash with a splash of milk and a knob of butter. Season with ground black pepper.
  • Put 25g butter, 25g plain flour and 4 finely sliced spring onions in another pan and heat gently until the butter has melted, stirring regularly. Cook for 1-2 mins.
  • Gradually whisk in 400ml milk using a balloon whisk if you have one. Bring to the boil, stirring to avoid any lumps and sticking at the bottom of the pan. Cook for 3-4 mins until thickened.
  • Take off the heat and stir in 320g-400g mixed fish, 1 tsp Dijon or English mustard, a small bunch of finely snipped chives, handful of sweetcorn and handful of petits pois. Spoon into an ovenproof dish or 6-8 ramekins.
  • Spoon the potato on top and sprinkle with a handful of grated cheddar cheese.
  • Pop in the oven for 20-25 mins or until golden and bubbling at the edges. Alternatively, cover and freeze the pie or mini pies for another time.

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Notes

Just to let you know if you make this make dish, make sure you melt butter first then add the flour keep sturing it for about 2 mins use a timer. The flour has to cook so you don't get a horrible flour gritty texture sauce.
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