CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Dairy, Seafood, Grains |
|
Food &, Drink |
4 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
450 |
ml |
Milk |
1 |
|
Bay leaf |
|
|
Few black peppercorns |
1 |
sm |
Onion; roughly chopped |
1 |
kg |
White fish fillets; such as cod, coley, |
|
|
; pollack or ling |
175 |
g |
Cooked peeled large prawns |
4 |
tb |
Chopped fresh herbs; (parsley, chives, |
|
|
; chervil, tarragon) |
100 |
g |
Unsalted butter |
2 |
lg |
Shallots; finely chopped |
175 |
g |
Button mushrooms; sliced |
50 |
g |
Plain flour |
150 |
ml |
Double cream |
1/4 |
|
Lemon; pips removed |
1 |
kg |
Potatoes; cut into chunks |
2 |
tb |
Wholegrain mustard |
|
|
Salt and freshly ground white pepper |
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
1 Place the milk in a saute pan with the bay leaf, peppercorns and
onion. Bring to a simmer and cook gently for a couple of minutes.
2 Set aside for at least 10 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse.
Add the fish to the infused milk and poach for 5 minutes or until
just tender. Remove from the heat and leave to cool, then lift out
the fish and roughly flake the flesh, discarding any skin and bone.
3 Place in a large bowl with the prawns and herbs. Strain the
poaching milk into a jug. Melt half the butter in a pan and fry the
shallots for 5 minutes to soften.
4 Add the mushrooms and cook for a few minutes until tender, then
stir in the flour and cook for a minute or so, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat and gradually add the poaching milk. Season,
return to the heat and simmer for a few minutes. Keep stirring until
thickened.
5 Stir in half of the cream and add a good squeeze of lemon, then
fold into the fish mixture and season. Pour into a buttered 25cm/10in
pie dish and set aside to allow a skin to form.
6 Place the potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water, cover and cook
for 15-20 minutes until very tender. Drain, return to the pan to dry
out and then mash until smooth.
7 Beat in the remaining butter and cream and the mustard. Season to
taste. Carefully spread over the fish mixture and pull a fork across
the top to make a wavy-line pattern. Bake for 30-40 minutes until
bubbling and lightly golden. Serve hot.
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