I
have been wanting to make fish pie for really long time but had no guests or
occasion happening. My sister, Rebecca, calls to tell me she is coming to spend
time with my son, Aaron and I immediately grabbed the opportunity to make use
of the Sear fish sitting in my freezer. I had no time to look up any recipes so
decided to do my own based on what I had read in a magazine a few months back.
She enjoyed it as much as I did and I am very glad I tried it. Now I have
another successful recipe for a dinner party in my kitty. You should definitely
give this a shot the next time you are planning a dinner party.
You
will need :
Seer
Fish - 800 gms
Capsicum
- 1 chopped
Onion
- 2 chopped
Ginger
- 1 inch piece grated
Milk
- 600 ml
Lemon
Juice - 1 1/2 tsp
Plain
Flour - 50 gms
Butter
- 100 gms
Salt,
Pepper and Garlic powder - To Taste
Potatoes
- 4 Medium boiled and peeled
Poach the fish by putting the fish in a pan with 500 ml
milk, chopped onions, capsicums, grated ginger, pepper and salt. Reduce flame
and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
Strain
the liquid and keep it aside.
Flake
the fish with a fork into large pieces. Add lemon juice to it.
Make the white sauce.
For
this, melt the butter, add the flour and cook for almost a minute. Be careful
not to burn it. Reduce heat and add the poaching liquid. Stir with a wire whisk
till the sauce thickens.
Add
the garlic powder and the flaked fish mixture. Pour into a baking dish.
Mash
the potatoes with the remaining warm milk and season it with the salt, pepper
and garlic powder.
Top
the fish mixture with the mashed potatoes. I simply spooned it this time but
you can also pipe it on top of the fish making it much fancier.
Bake
in the preheated for 30 minutes at 180 Degrees.
Serve
hot with toast.
Variations:
You
can also add 4 hard boiled eggs cut into small quarters.
Or
Add equal parts of peas and sweet corn kernels.
Or
Add 500 gms Raw king prawns to it before baking.
Yummm... sure will try this soon. Looks Yummy & simple to make as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr/Ms Anonymous ! Just make sure dont make the white sauce too thin or you will end up with a very loose pie. Happy Cooking
Deletelooks yum n seems really simple..gonna make this for a potluck tmrw. meanwhile im gonna go thru ur blog n salivate :)
ReplyDeleteI went to school with Rachel in Chennai..met u a couple of times as well but im not sure if you'd remember.