Fish Pie??

This fish pie recipe uses a combination of white and smoked fish. You could add shrimp (prawns) if you like.

The topping is a savoury crumble and I would serve this with some creamed potatoes (mash) and vegetables - alternatively, a baked (jacket) potato would go equally well as there is over a pound of vegetables in the pie already.

Fish Pie Recipe

Filling

5 tbspns oil

1 onion, peeled and sliced

8 oz (250g) carrots - peeled and sliced

8 oz (250g) broccoli - divided into small florets

4 oz (125g) mushrooms - sliced

2 tbspn flour

1 pint (600ml) milk

8 oz (250g) white fish fillets - cut into chunks

8 oz (250g) smoked fish fillets - cut into chunks

Topping

8 oz (250g) plain flour

4 oz (125g) butter

6 oz (150g) grated hard cheese

Heat your oven to Gas Mark 5, 375F or 190C

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion and carrot for about 5 minutes.

Take the stalks from the broccoli, slice them thinly and add these and the mushrooms to the pan. Fry gently for a further 5 minutes.

Stir in the flour and cook for about 1 minute - stirring constantly. Then slowly add the milk, mixing well as you go.

Add the broccoli florets and cook gently for about 5 minutes.

Put the fish into a pie dish and pour over the sauce - mix together.

Then make your filling - rub the fat into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadrumbs.

Stir in the cheese - cover the fish mixture - at this point, I will often drizzle a little olive oil over the topping - just put your thumb over the neck of the bottle and shake. I mean the bottle of course, not you!

Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes - serve hot.

Fish Pie:

2 stalks celery, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

2 garlic cloves, chopped

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup milk

1 10-ounce box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed

1/2 cup peas

1/2 cup grated Parmesan

3 eggs

1/2 cup parsley, chopped

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon salt

2 6-ounce halibut fillets, flaked, cooked or raw

2 pounds packaged refrigerated prepared mashed potatoes (such as DinerÅfs Choice)

2 scallions, sliced

Steamed Halibut with Kale and Walnuts

Saute celery, carrots, and garlic in 3 tablespoons olive oil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in milk, spinach, peas, Parmesan, eggs, parsley, Dijon mustard, salt, and flaked halibut. Pour into a 2-quart baking dish. Mix mashed potatoes with

scallions and spread on top of the pie. Bake 40 minutes at 400° F.

Yield: Serves 4

ok...so this is cheating...but its a nice quickie...buy a packet of cod in butter sauce from your local supermarket. boil them up, then meanwhile, fry an onion, stick in some peppers/mushrooms/french beans...whatever you like...then mash up some potato. stick the fish and sauce in the pan with all your veg, mix togther, then put in a baking dish. stick the mash on top, chuck on some grated cheese if you like that, then under the grill till its nice and crispy. its very quick and easy...and delicious.

nah it sounds kind of gross to me but i guess if it made the right way it might be good