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fish pie recipe

Homemade Creamy Fish Pie Comfort Food

A hearty and creamy fish pie with flaky white fish, prawns, and a nutmeg-spiced mashed potato topping, perfect for comforting dinners.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1½ pounds white fish fillets or half white fish and half salmon
  • 2 cups milk plus extra if needed for sauce thickness
  • 4 ounces butter or margarine
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 ounces peeled prawns
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs chopped
  • 1 tablespoon small capers
  • 3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
  • ½ cup peas
  • 1 rib celery finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 pounds freshly cooked potatoes
  • 1 ounce butter or margarine additional, for mashing
  • 2-3 tablespoons sour cream
  • nutmeg freshly grated
  • salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Oven
  • baking dish
  • Saucepan
  • 1.5 liter ovenproof dish
  • potato masher

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Place white fish fillets in a baking dish, season with salt and pepper, pour over 1 cup of milk, and dot with butter. Bake for about 15 minutes until the fish begins to flake.
  2. Strain the cooked fish, reserving the cooking juices. Remove any skin and flake the fish into large chunks.
  3. To make the sauce, melt butter in a saucepan, stir in flour, and cook for 1 minute. Gradually add the reserved cooking juices and remaining milk, stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper, then fold in flaked fish, prawns, chopped hard-boiled eggs, capers, parsley, peas, celery, and lemon juice.
  4. Mash the cooked potatoes with additional butter, sour cream, and grated nutmeg. Season to taste.
  5. Spread the mashed potato topping over the fish mixture in a greased 1.5 liter ovenproof dish. Bake for 30-40 minutes until the top is golden and crispy.

Notes

Use fresh parsley for the best flavor and don't skip the nutmeg in the mashed potatoes for a secret flavor boost.