Classic Fish Pie

DIFFICULTY
Easy Easy
PREP TIME
Under 30 Min. Under 30 Min.
COOK TIME
Under 30 Min. Under 30 Min.
SERVES
2-4 2-4
Classic Fish Pie
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Main INGREDIENTS
  • Fish & Seafood
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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

  • 400g smoked or unsmoked boneless cod
  • 1 onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 400ml milk
  • 25g butter, chopped into small cubes
  • 25g plain flour
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon English mustard powder
  • 200g can tuna
  • 10 cooked king prawns
  • 250g readymade puff pastry, rolled out to a 26cm disc
  • Egg, beaten to glaze
  • Method

  • 1
    Preheat the oven: 180°C/ Fan 160°C/ Gas Mark 6
  • 2
    Put the cod, onion and bay leaf in the frying pan and pour over the milk.
  • 3
    Cook over a medium heat for 8 minutes. Remove the fish, onion, and bay leaf from the pan.
  • 4
    Add the butter to the milk and whisk over a medium heat until melted.
  • 5
    Whisk in the flour, dried parsley, and mustard powder to form a thick glossy sauce.
  • 6
    Season to taste.
  • 7
    Put the cooked cod, prawns, and tuna into the sauce.
  • 8
    Lay the piece of pastry over the top of the fish mixture, make a small hole in the centre, and decorate as required.
  • 9
    Brush the pastry with the beaten egg and then put it into the oven to bake for 30 minutes until the pastry is golden brown.
  • 10
    Serve with side salad of your choice.
 
You can substitute the cod for any white fish.
To add some vegetables to the mix, you could try adding 125g can of sweetcorn to the sauce.
The pie can be made in advance and left in the fridge until ready to bake. From the fridge it will take 40 minutes to bake.
 
 
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