Fish Pie with Prawns

Learn how to prepare a delicious fish pie with prawns: it's a tasty main course and a great everyday meal for the family.

20 November, 2018

1 HR 50 MIN

Potatoes

400 g, floury, peeled and cubed

Olive oil

2 tbsp

Garlic

1 clove, finely chopped

Leeks

1, halved lengthways and chopped

Carrots

2, peeled and chopped

All purpose flour

1 - 2 tbsp

White wine

50 ml, dry

Fish stock

250 ml

Cream

150 ml

Salmon

400 g, fillet, skinned, ready to cook, or cod, gudgeon, cut into bite-sized pieces

Prawns

400 g, peeled, entrails removed, ready to cook

Milk

100 ml, lukewarm

Gouda cheese

3 tbsp, grated

Butter

2 tbsp

Nutmeg

Parsley

2 tbsp, chopped

Preparation

Cook the potatoes in boiling salt water for 25-30 min.
Heat the oil in a pan and fry the garlic.
Add the vegetables and fry for a few minutes.
Add the flour, wine and stock and stir well making sure that there are no lumps.
Add the cream, fish and prawns, season with salt and ground black pepper and simmer on a medium heat for around 10 min until thick.
Drain the potatoes, leave to cool slightly and then mash.
Add the milk, cheese and butter, season with salt, ground black pepper and nutmeg and transfer to a piping bag.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C in a fan oven), gas 6.
Stir the parsley into the fish mixture, season to taste and transfer to a baking dish.
Pipe the mash on top so that it is well covered and bake for around 40 min.
Serve the fish pie with peas and carrots.