A Serious Fish Pie

Name: A Serious Fish Pie
Total time: 4200 s
Yield: 1 pie
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 Salmon fillet; 1/2 Smoked cod or haddock fillet; 2 Shallots (or 1/3 small onion); 1 clove garlic; 1 pinch dill; 1 pinch chives; 1 handful grated cheddar cheese; 1 teaspoon plain flour; 1/4 cup milk; 1 knob butter; 1/3 lemon, juice and zest; 1 pinch fresh ground black pepper; 1 sheet shortcrust pastry; 1/4 egg (beaten)

Mark Wheatley @cook_7232200

Bristol, UK

The secret to a great pie is a great pie dish! Make sure you use a full size, traditional deep single-portion pie dish. Non-stick is best. I cheat and use pre-made pastry but feel free to make your own if you're feeling fancy.

Mark Wheatley @cook_7232200

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Ingredients

1 hour 10 minutes

1 pie

1Salmon fillet
1/2Smoked cod or haddock fillet
2Shallots (or 1/3 small onion)
1 clovegarlic
1 pinchdill
1 pinchchives
1 handfulgrated cheddar cheese
1 teaspoonplain flour
1/4 cupmilk
1 knobbutter
1/3lemon, juice and zest
1 pinchfresh ground black pepper
1 sheetshortcrust pastry
1/4egg (beaten)

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Steps

1 hour 10 minutes

1

Fry the Shallots and garlic in a little butter.
2

Cut the fish into bite size chunks. Microwave in a covered dish until lightly cooked.
3

In a separate pan, use the butter, flour and milk to make a rue.
4

To the rue add the cheese, pepper, herbs, chives, lemon juice and zest, fish and shallots/garlic. Mix well but gently - try and keep the fish chunks from breaking up.
5

Butter the inside of the pie dish.
6

Take the pastry sheet and cut around the top of the pie dish to make the pie lid. Take a small serving plate and cut around this to make a larger pastry circle that will form the base of the pie.
7

Push the pastry base into the pie dish. Remove excess pastry from around the edge of the dish, making sure you leave pastry on the lip of the dish.
8

Add the filling. Then brush some beaten egg around the edge of the base where the lid will sit.
9

Add the lid. Push down with your thumb all along the edge, sealing the lid against the base.
10

Brush egg over the top of the pie. Then take a sharp knife and make a couple of small holes in the lid to allow steam/pressure to escape.
11

Bake in a medium-heat oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the pie is a deep golden brown.
12

Serve with a lemon wedge and seasonal vegetables of your choice.