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Creamy fish pie
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Creamy fish pie

Flaky white fish and peas in a creamy sauce under buttery mash. Proper comfort food.

Time 60 min
EffortMedium
Per portion£1.59
Calories537 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • White fish fillets, frozen480 g
  • White potatoes1 kg
  • Semi-skimmed milk450 ml
  • Butter50 g
  • Frozen peas200 g
  • Mature Cheddar60 g

Also uses from the cupboard: table salt, ground black pepper, plain flour. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Fish, Milk.

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Nutrition per adult portion
537
calories
37g
protein
55g
carbs
19g
fat
6g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

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  1. Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Peel the potatoes and cut into chunks. Boil in salted water for 15 minutes until soft, drain, then mash with a knob of the butter and a splash of the milk.1 kg white potatoes450 ml semi-skimmed milk50 g butter
  2. Make the sauce. Melt the rest of the butter in a pan over a medium heat, stir in 3 tablespoons of flour and cook for 1 minute. Take off the heat and whisk in the rest of the milk a little at a time. Return to the heat and stir until thick and smooth. Season.
  3. Cut the fish into chunks (it can go in frozen) and put it in an ovenproof dish with the frozen peas. Pour over the sauce.480 g white fish fillets, frozen200 g frozen peas
  4. Spoon the mash on top, grate over the cheese and bake for 25 minutes (30 if the fish was frozen), until golden and bubbling at the edges.60 g mature cheddar
The trick that makes it

Add a pinch of nutmeg and a good grind of black pepper to the white sauce. It is what makes fish pie taste like fish pie.

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