Fish and Potato pie Recipe

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 45 mins

Total time: 1 hour 5 mins

Serves: 4

This is an excellent recipe that you certainly want to try. Mashed potatoes and fish fillets are always the perfect combination to make a healthy and yummy dish. This high protein pastry dish is also famous for its creamy texture and flavorful filling. The onion, garlic cloves and corn kernels lend more taste that’s completely savory. Finally, when the pie is taken out fresh from the oven, parsley makes a wonderful topping to this. Try this simple recipe and your appetite will be pleased by this potato pie.

Ingredients

800 g golden delight potatoes, peeled, chopped
3 cups milk (720 ml)
80 g butter
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/3 cup plain flour (40 g)
500g firm white fish fillets, cut into 2cm cubes
125g can corn kernels, drained, rinsed
3 teaspoons horseradish cream (15 ml)
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (6.25 g)

Instructions

In a saucepan containing salted water, bring potatoes to a boil for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
Return cooked potatoes to saucepan with 1/2 cup milk. Mash thoroughly, cover and set aside.
Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion and garlic. Cook spices for 2 minutes or until onion is softened, stirring constantly.
Add flour. Cook while stirring constantly for another 2 minutes or until mixture bubbles and thickens.
Gradually add remaining milk, stirring continuously, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes more or until mixture thickens slightly. Remove from heat and pour in a mixing bowl.
Add fish, corn and horseradish cream into the cooked mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Pour fish mixture into an 8 cup-capacity ovenproof dish. Top with mashed potatoes and sprinkle with pepper.
Bake this in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until potato is golden. Top with parsley.
Let it cool for 5-10 minutes, serve and enjoy!

Notes And Extra Tips

Fish and potato pie is very creamy so it can be served with steamed vegetables or a salad. You can also enhance its flavor by adding some fennel seeds into the fish mixture.