Fish pie. Scoop the flesh out of the baked potatoes and place in a large bowl; discard the skins. Mash with a fork until butter has melted and potatoes are smooth. Spread the mashed potatoes evenly over the top of the fish.
Start by making the mashed potato for the topping.
Chop the potatoes into chunks and cook in boiling salted water until tender.
Drain well and push through a potato ricer, or mash until smooth.
You can have Fish pie using 15 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Fish pie
- It's of For the dough.
- It's 4 cups of flour.
- It's 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 230 g of butter.
- Prepare 1 of egg.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of + 2 tablespoon water.
- It's of Filling.
- It's of Mackerel fish.
- Prepare of Salt.
- You need cube of Seasoning.
- Prepare of Onions.
- Prepare of Water.
- It's of Vegetable oil.
- Prepare of Scotch bonney.
- Prepare of Egg for egg washing.
Combining fish, leeks, milk, butter, and potatoes, a fish pie is a one-pot supper dish. Some like to sprinkle a fish pie with grated cheese but that's optional, as is the addition of hard-cooked eggs seen in some recipes. Serve fish pie with peas or other fresh greens. A Fish Pie fit for a king!
Fish pie instructions
- In a bowl, add flour, salt and butter.
- Mix until crumb like.
- Add in one egg and add water..
- Mix to form a dough. Knead dough for 5 mins..
- Divide dough into two, cover with cling film and put in the refrigerator and allow the dough to rest for 30 mins..
- While dough it’s resting, we will make our fillings. Wash mackerel fish and put in pot, add water, seasoning cube and chili flakes and cook for 10 mins..
- Once fish is cooked, debone and flake fish.
- Add oil in a pan, add onions and scotch bonnet. Sauté for 3 mins..
- Add flaked fish, seasoning cube and stir for 5 mins. Then turn off heat and allow to cool.
- Get your dough and knead for 1 minute then divide dough into pieces. Roll it out.
- Use a square object to cut it. You can cut it to your desired choice.
- Then add in filling, cover and use a fork to press edges. Arrange on a baking tray, egg wash and bake in a pre heated oven for 25 mins. Enjoy😋.
Flakes of fish smothered in a creamy white sauce, topped with mashed potato then baked until golden brown, a wonderful centrepiece for Easter you can make with fresh, smoked and even canned fish. Use a combination of smoked fish and unsmoked fish for optimum flavour and texture, plus it's more economical. Add ½ tablespoon butter to a skillet and heat over low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the the onion is soft and translucent but not browned. Transfer the onion to a plate.