Basic Fish Pie Recipe

This is a very easy and affordable meal that will feed 6 people.

Ingredients:

 400g skinless white fish

 400g skinless smoked haddock fish

 1 small onion

 4 cloves

 2 bay leaves

 4 eggs

 250g of peas

 2 T of chopped parsley

 100g butter

 50g plain flour

 Pinch of nutmeg

 4 big potatoes

 50g of strong flavoured cheese

 600mls if milk

Method:

 Peel the potatoes, and boil, till they can be mashed with butter, and milk. The mashed potato will form the topping for the pie.

 Hard boil the eggs, peel and set aside to use later.

 Poach the fish in a frying pan with 500mls of the milk.

 Chop the onion in quarters, stud each quarter with a clove, add to the milk, the bay leaves.

 Bring the milk to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 8 minutes.

 Lift the fish out of the pan, and strain the milk into a jug to cool.

 Flake the fish into a baking dish.

 Add the peas, on top of the flaked fish, slice the eggs and add to dish.

Sauce:

 Melt the butter, stir in the flour and cook for a minute over a low heat.

 Take off the heat, add a little of the strained milk, then stir till blended.

 Continue to add milk gradually.

 Mix well till a smooth paste forms.

 Return to the heat, bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes, stir till you have a sauce.

 Remove from the heat; add salt, pepper and nutmeg to season.

 Pour sauce over the fish, add the mash potato to form the topping of the pie.

 Push the mashed potato to all the corners of the pie dish, sprinkle with grated cheese.

Bake for 30 minutes in a heated oven 200C/180C/gas 6.

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