2020-08-13 / test@t

English fish pie

The British call this dish a pie, but if you look closely, it is a real casserole. But what a! Under the layer of mashed potatoes, there is a delicate core of fresh and smoked fish, covered with a thick aromatic sauce. This recipe uses peas and boiled eggs to add texture to the filling.

Ingredients

400 g fish fillet with firm pulp (sea bass, cod, haddock, trout)
400 g smoked fish fillet (cod, haddock, pink salmon, trout)
750 ml of milk
1 onion
4 cloves
1 cup frozen green peas
4 hard-boiled eggs
30 g butter
1/4 cup grated cheese
750 g potatoes
30 g butter
125 ml of milk
salt, freshly ground black pepper
50 g butter
50 g flour
1 small onion
1 small carrot
1 small celery stalk
2 cloves of garlic
3 sprigs of tarragon
4 sprigs of parsley
salt, freshly ground black pepper

STEP-BY-STEP COOKING RECIPE

Step 1

1. Press the cloves into the onion, place in a wide saucepan. Pour in milk and bring to a boil. Add fresh and smoked fish and cook for 7 minutes. Transfer the fillet to a plate with a slotted spoon, remove the onion and cloves, save the milk for the sauce.

Step 2

2. Disassemble the fish into small pieces.

Step 3

3. Peel the potatoes and cut into large cubes, boil in salted boiling water until tender.

Step 4

4. While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the sauce. Peel the onions, garlic and carrots. Grate the carrots on a fine grater, cut the onion, garlic and celery into small cubes. Chop the parsley and tarragon leaves finely.

Step 5

5. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Then add the celery and carrots and cook for 5-7 minutes, until the carrots are tender. Add flour, stir and add milk in portions, stirring the sauce constantly. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until thick. Remove from heat, add tarragon and parsley, salt and pepper.

Step 6

6. Preheat oven to 180 ° C. Oil a ceramic pan. Arrange the fish and peas slices, pour over the sauce and smooth the surface. Cut the eggs into wedges and place on the sauce.

Step 7

7. Drain and mash potatoes, add butter, warm milk, salt and pepper, stir well. Spoon the hot mashed potatoes and smooth the surface with a fork. Melt 30 g of butter and pour over the cake, sprinkle with cheese.

Step 8

8. Place in oven and bake 35 minutes, until golden brown. Remove the finished cake from the oven and leave for 10 minutes, then serve.

Cooking time

1h 30m

Servings

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