Raso recipes

Fish pie is a conventional dish in the UK. Usually, the pie is made using white fish – such as haddock, cod or halibut – and bechamel or white sauce. At times, hard boiled eggs and prawns are added ingredients. It is then baked inside a deep dish and placed in an oven. It is not created using a puff pastry casing or shortcrust that is mostly used in most pies. Instead of a pastry casing, a mashed potato topping is placed with vegetables, cheese or onions added. The dish is also called “fisherman’s pie” due to the topping being similar in appearance to shepherd’s pie.

Believe it or not, there is an easy fish pie recipe you could do and one that Jamie Oliver actually makes. It does not involve making a white sauce and it does not need to be poached. It does include placing fragrant vegetables by grating them on the dish. Plus, you can use any fish thus allowing you the freedom to make a fish pie recipe any way you want. You can make it creamy by adding creme fraiche.

To start preparing your fish pie recipe, preheat your oven to 400 degrees F or 200 degrees C. Also, you need to bring to a boil a  pan of salted water. Then, peel potatoes and cut them up into chunks. Once the water comes to a boil, add in the potatoes and allow it to cook for approximately 12 minutes or until the potatoes start to become soft.

In the meantime, get a deep tray for baking and place in it peeled carrot, grated celery, grated carrot and cheddar.
Also, grate in some lemon zest. Add in chopped or grated chili. Get some parsley and chop its stalks and leaves finely. Make sure you add all these to the tray.

To cook and finally serve this delicious fish pie recipe, cut smoked haddock and salmon (or any fish you prefer) to bite-size pieces. Then, add the prawns to the tray. Squeeze juice from the lemon and drizzle it with olive oil as well as salt and pepper. Feel free to add in tomatoes or spinach. Then, mix everything well.

Check your potatoes – this should be cooked at this time. If they are, drain them and return them back to the pan. Drizzle some olive oil and add salt and pepper. Mash the potatoes until they are all nice and smooth. Spread these atop the grated vegetables and fish evenly.

Place the fish inside a preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until everything is cooked golden crispy at the top. Make sure you serve this delicious fish pie recipe with baked beans, tomato ketchup, a green salad or steamed vegetables. Voila, you now have a yummy and comforting meal.

Believe it or not, in Alaska, a fish pie recipe also uses salmon as a staple fish. It is also a popular dish among Alaskans. However, their fish pie is different from Britain in the sense that they do not use mashed potato. Their basic ingredients include fish, crust and rice. The first filling they use is a salmon layer and rice layer – with a pastry as topping. The second layer is chopped fish combined with rice.