New Zealand Fish Pie

Servings: 4

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1 small onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 2 tablespoons flour 2 cans smoked fish or approx. 3 cups of your own 3/4 cup (180 ml) milk Black pepper 2 sheets pre-rolled flaky pastry 1 egg yolk

Cooking Instructions: Melt butter in a saucepan. Add onion and cook until clear. Stir in curry powder. Cook for 30 seconds. Stir in flour and cook until frothy. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Add fish and pepper to taste. Stir and set aside until cool. Place one sheet of pastry in a pie tin. Spread fish mixture over pastry and then dampen edges of pastry with a little water. Carefully top with the second sheet of pastry and crimp the edges together in your favorite design. Lightly beat egg yolk and brush top surface of pie. Bake at 425 F (220 C) for approximately 20 minutes or until crust is golden.

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