Mix this week’s menu up with a creamy fish pie

Tired of the same dinners every week? Try adding this delicious creamy fish pie to the menu for something delicious and new…

Cooking and baking time: 40 min
Serves: 6 – 8

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil
750 g hake or haddock fillets, cut into large chunks,
for this recipe we used haddock
3 tbsp fish spice
500 ml (2 cups) fresh cream
250 ml (1 cup) full-cream milk
1 small onion, finely diced
6 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
150 g butter
⅔ cup flour
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
1 cup frozen peas
2 cups baby Spinach

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 200°C.
2. In a saucepan heat the olive oil and add the onion once the oil is hot.
3. Sauté the onion till they are cooked and translucent.
4. Add the the fish fillets to the onions and continue to sauté for a few minutes
5. Season with the fish spice and stir well.
6. Once the fish is cooked, set it aside.
7. Place a large frying pan over a medium heat add half of the butter (75 g) then melt the butter in the pan.
8. Add the flour to the melted butter then whisk until a smooth paste forms.
9. While stirring, slowly add the cream and cook for 2 – 3 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
10. Add the mustard, peas and baby spinach to the sauce and stir well.
11. Remove from the heat and allow the creamy fish to cool down for 10 – 15minutes.

Mashed Potatoes

1. Boil the diced potatoes in salted water until
   tender, then mash with 75 g of butter and 1 cup
   milk.

Assembling the fish pie

1. Transfer the cooled creamy fish to a baking dish.
2. Top the fish with the mashed potatoes and spread out evenly.
3. Place in the oven and bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden in colour and the edges are bubbling.

This recipe is supplied by Rediscover Dairy, an initiative of the Consumer Education Project of Milk SA