Wednesday 15 June 2016

Fish Pie

 
 
 
Fish Pie ....
1.5 g potatoes , peeled
Salt
200 g butter
1/2 t nutmeg...
124 ml cream
50 g flour
350 ml milk
Handful parsley , chopped
2 cloves garlic , peeled and chopped
1 t white pepper
350 g smoked haddock , cubed
250 g fresh salmon , cubed
250 g hake , cubed
Ek gebruik net hake
8 eggs , medium boiled , peeled and gently quartered
Preheat the oven to 200
Cook potatoes in salted water until soft , drain . Mash potatoes together with 100 g butter until creamy . Add the nutmeg and fold in the cream . Taste and season ... keep warm until you need it .
In the meantime , melt 75 g of the butter in a small saucepan , add the flour and stir until it form a thick paste . Add the milk to the roux keep on stirring until you have a fabulously creamy bechamel .
Fold the parsley and garlic into the sauce and season with white pepper only .
Butter a deep ovenproof dish with the remaining butter .
Arrange the cubed fish and eggs in the dish and spoon the hot sauce over .
Top with the mash and bake 35 - 40 minutes or until potato is nicely browned .
Serve as soon as possible !!!!