Creamy Fish Pie
Ingredients
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340g Fish pie mix (Haddock, Salmon and Cod)
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450g Semi-skimmed milk
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3 tbsp corn flour
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3 tbsp fresh dill (chopped)
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3 Spring onions (finely chopped)
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1 tsp Dijon mustard
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2 Bay leaves
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100g Frozen peas
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4 Medium sized potatoes
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2 tbsp Cholesterol lowering spread
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Low Col - A low cholesterol cheese (optional)
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Broccoli
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1 Fish stock cube
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Salt and Pepper
Method
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Preheat the oven at 200 degrees/ Gas mark 6.
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In a large sauce pan add 450ml semi-skimmed milk, 2 bay leaves and finely chopped spring onions and simmer.
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Add 3 tbsp of corn flour in a mug and add a bit of water. Stirring to form a paste.
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Now add to the saucepan and simmer on a medium - high heat for 4 minutes until the milk thickens a bit.
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Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Then stir in 1 heaped tsp of dijorn mustard, chopped dill and now crumble a fish stock cube in the pan and stir, simmering for a further 2 minutes.
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Remove the bay leaves and discard. Then add the fish mix and simmer for another minute.
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Add the filling to an oven proof dish
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Now peel and chop the potatoes into small pieces and boil in a pan. Then turn down the heat and simmer on a medium heat with a pinch of salt for 20 minutes.
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Sieve the potatoes and return to the original pan. Now mash the potatoes with 2 tbsp of spread.
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Spoon the mashed potatoes over the filling evenly in the oven proof dish and spread the potato evenly across the pan with the back of a folk.
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Place the dish in the oven for 20 minutes
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After 20 minutes, grate the low cholesterol cheese and sprinkle over the pie. Now return to the oven for a further 10 minutes until crispy and golden on top.
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Boil the broccoli for 15 minutes and sieve
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Serve the pie with the with broccoli