I'm gonna show you how to make my
award-winning fish pie it's a
combination of fish and prawns with
creamy sauce all topped off with cheesy
mash potato I've been making it for my
family for years
and its really good delicious hearty
comfort food
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I've got the oven preheat into 200
degrees C or 400 s and I'm going to
start on the potatoes for the mash I've
got a kilo of potatoes I'm going to peel
and chop and then I'm going to place
that into a pan with cold water then
we're going to bring that to the boil
cook for 15 minutes drain the potatoes
using a colander
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now we're going to mash them I really
like using a potato ricer because you
get much smoother consistency to the
mash now we're going to add another
butter about a tablespoon and a half and
three tablespoons of double cream and a
pinch of salt and pepper and then stir
it all together and leave to one side
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okay mash is done now we're going to
poach the fish I'm using a mixture of
cod and salmon in this dish but you can
replace it with trout haddock
whatever you prefer for six hundred mill
or two and a half cups of milk into a
large saucepan and add two salmon
Phillips and two Cod Phillips then bring
it to the boil and cook for about three
minutes if you're going to use raw
prawns and add them for the last minute
here
now we're going to place the fish into
the baking dish remove the skin and
flake the fish apart don't worry if it's
not fully cooked at this point because
it will continue to cook further in the
cheese sauce if you're using cut prawns
rather than raw prawns you can add them
into the dish at this point we also want
to pour the cooking liquid into a jug
and keep it to one side as this will be
the basis for our creamy cheese sauce
now we're going to make a roux for the
sauce I'm using the same plan as before
I've just given it a quick wash and dry
and to that we're going to add about a
tablespoon and a half of butter will
melt it over a medium heat and once it's
melted stir in two tablespoons of plain
flour and let that cook for a minute now
add in that reserved milk you want to do
this a little bit at a time whilst
continually stirring little pro tip here
is to stir and not whisk it as you don't
want a frothy sauce add about 75 grams
or three-quarters of a cup of mature
cheddar cheese to that velvety creamy
sauce give it a stir and then remove
from the heat pour the sauce over the
fish then spoon over the mash
use a fork to ruffle up the mash so it
goes lovely and crisp in the oven
sprinkle over some more cheddar cheese
then move to the oven it's going in the
oven for about 15 to 20 minutes until
the cheese is melted and golden
there you go that's my award-winning
fish pie a family favorite be sure to
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