[CH] Dinner tonight! Fish Pie
Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@shaw.ca)
Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:23:39 -0800
Well, Risa has me feeling that I should not let her do all the work in
the kitchen, after all, even if our kitchens are separated by about 4000
miles, is no reason not to participate, so here is what I just did for
us tonight...
Boil enough potatoes to produce about 2 cups, mashed. 3 medium should do
it, mix in a little milk and butter or marg and keep warm;
12 ozs (350gms)smoked fish, I used black cod,haddock preferred
1 cup 2% milk
1 - 2 serrano peppers. minced & de seeded if you wish
1 small(2" dia)onion, peeled & chopped fine
1/2 cup frozen green peas
Pepper, cayenne, or whatever you have, to taste
1 - 2 tbls flour
Poach fish in the milk until it flakes easily. Drain fish, retaining
milk. Remove bones, and flake fish onto a plate. Place 1 tbls butter or
marg in a saucepan, add the onion and pepper and cook for a few minutes.
Add flour, make a roux. DO NOT add salt!! Fish will be salty enough.
Make the cream sauce with the milk retained from simmering the fish,
adding more if required. Carefully flake fish into sauce, checking for
bones, add the frozen peas and mix around so all equal. Place fish
mixture into a flat casserole dish and pipe, or spoon the mashed potato
over the fish. Place in a 400F pre heated oven for about 20-25 minutes
until top of potato is browned and crisp. Serve with whatever other
veggies you wish.. onions, celery & pepper stir fry is wonderful with
this! cut 'em all up and throw in a pan or wok, add a little soy sauce,
and WOW! Quick stir fry. course the wok has to be hot! :-) Cheers Doug in BC