How to Make Fish Pie

A flavorful family favorite featuring smoked haddock, prawns, and cod topped with creamy mashed potatoes and golden butter.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 713.5 kcals 2854 kcals
Carbohydrates 53.6 grams 214.2 grams
Fat 39.6 grams 158.4 grams
Protein 35.7 grams 142.8 grams
Cook Time
30 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
3
tbsp
Flour
plain
Dairy
50
g
Butter
for mash
3
tbsp
Milk
warmed
500
ml
Milk
for poaching
50
g
Butter
for frying
25
g
Butter
for dotting on top
Fruits
1
piece
Lemon
zest only
NutsSeeds
1
pinch
Salt
for seasoning
1
pinch
White Pepper
for seasoning
1
piece
3
piece
1
tbsp
Parsley
finely chopped
OilsFats
1
tbsp
Seafood
200
g
100
g
Vegetables
1
kg
Potatoes
peeled, cut into 5cm chunks
1
piece
Onion
divided
2
piece
Leeks
washed and chopped
50
g
Peas
frozen

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 190°C.
  • Boil 5cm potato chunks until soft, then mash with butter, crème fraîche, and warm milk.
  • Poach fish in milk with onion halves, bay leaf, and cloves for 7 minutes.
  • Fry chopped leeks and remaining onion in butter and oil until soft.
  • Remove the fish from the pan to cool and reserve the poaching milk.
  • Stir flour into the leeks and gradually add the reserved milk to thicken the sauce.
  • Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Flake the fish into chunks, remove skin or bones, and fold into the sauce.
  • Mix raw prawns and frozen peas into the fish mixture.
  • Place a pie dish on a baking tray.
  • Spoon the mixture into the dish and top with parsley and lemon zest.
  • Spread mashed potato over the top, dot with butter, and bake for 30 minutes until golden.