Fish Pie

Name: Fish Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: Shallots; Onion; Olive oil; Butter; Thyme sprig, leaves only; Noilly Prat or dry vermouth; Pernod (optional); Plain flour; Fish, chicken or vegetable stock (a stock cube is fine); Milk; Double cream; Fresh parsley; Skinless salmon fillets; Skinless cod or haddock fillets; Queen scallops; King prawns; Fresh lemon juice; Desirée potatoes; Hot milk; Egg yolks; Medium Cheddar cheese

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

I can never understand why most fish pie recipes require you to pre-cook the fish. A nicer way is to bake it from raw and invest in a bottle of Noilly Prat – that, rather than the stock, gives the sauce its flavour.

Updated at: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:24:03 GMT