Fish pie
Ingredients
1 Kg Potatoes, peeled
375 g Smoked cod
350 g Cod, haddock or salmon (or a mixture) and a few large prawns
1 Onion (Chopped)
2 Bay leaves
3 Peppercorns
300 ml Milk
75 g Butter
1 Tbsp plain flour
125 g Frozen peas
A little lemon juice
Salt and pepper
150 ml Double cream
50 g Cheddar or similar cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees C
Boil potatoes until tender. Drain and keep aside in a covered pan
Meanwhile, place fish, onion, bay leaves and peppercorns in a pan
Add milk, simmer until tender
Remove fish, strain keeping milk for sauce
Flake the fish discarding skin and any bones. Keep aside.
Make white sauce using 25g of butter, the flour and the milk from the fish (slightly cooled).
Add fish and peas to the sauce
Make the mash adding 25g of butter and the cream to the potatoes. Season.
Spoon the fish mixture into a large ovenproof dish, top with the mash
Decorate top with a fork and sprinkle with the grated cheese
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes until hot andgolden
Serve as it is or with broccoli