A Fish Pie fit for a king!
Use a combination of smoked fish and unsmoked fish for optimum flavour and texture, plus its more economical.
Also see recipe notes for usingcanned tuna or salmonto make this!
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Fish Pie
Lets talk Fish Pie.
Fish Pie for Easter!
But no more steps than usual pies Cottage Pie,Beef and Mushroom Pie,Shepherds Pie.
A golden crusted, creamy mashed potato topping.
A filling loaded with flakes of fish smothered in a beautiful creamy white sauce.
The extra pots and pans are totally worth it!
The key element of Fish Pie is the broth used to make the creamy sauce.
And the path to a great broth is using the right fish.
The smoked fish (the bright orange one) provides most of the flavour.
Here in Australia, our range of smoked fish is sadly lacking.
The only one sold at my local fish shop and supermarkets (Woolies) is smoked cod.
And yes, its dyed.
But I cant deny that I love the colour it adds to the pie filling!
Poaching the fish with onions studded with cloves is a traditional method that I enjoy using.
It adds a subtle hint of flavour into the broth to make this Fish Pie extra special.
Its flavour that cant be bought!!!
The flavour infused milk is then used to make the creamy sauce for the Fish Pie.
(Much like the fact that I tinkered with his famousSausage Rollsrecipe.
He keeps going on and on and on about it ).
Key tip for the sauce double-check its pretty thick.
Like honey thick thats the best way I can describe it.
Ive added egg into my Fish Pie, keeping with what I believe to be old school tradition .
I wanted my egg!
Give me my egg!
But it is optional.
Top with mash, rough it up (more ridges = more crunch!
), drizzle with butter, sprinkle with parmesan and bake…..
……and look what comes out.
I know I should be focussing on the filling, but let me have a moment.
Look at that golden crunchy crust!Its so good!!!!
OK, now its the fillings turn.
LOOK AT THAT CREAMY FILLING loaded with the tender flakes of fish!!!!
This Fish Pie might be fit for a king, but its totally economical to make.
Im sharing this with Good Friday in mind.
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Nagi x
PS Though if salmon is what youre after, theres plenty to browse.
More cosy pies
Chicken Pot Pie
Cottage Pie(beef)
Shepherds Pie(lamb becauseShepherdsherdsheep!)
(Didnt last long, he was ruling the house in no time).
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