Fish Pie

For the topping
Sea salt and Ground pepper
1kg/ 2.2lbs Potatoes

Potatoes

For Pie
1 Medium Carrot
2 Celery Sticks
150g/5oz Cheddar cheese
1 lemon
half a fresh red chili ( we used half a jalapeno)
4 springs of fresh parsley
300g/10oz Salmon Fillets, Skin removed
300g/10oz White Fish preferably haddock (we used Cod)
125g/4oz Prawns/Shrimp
Olive Oil
Optional extras
Handful of Spinach
2 ripe tomatoes, quartered

Salmon and Cod

• Preheat oven to 200C/400F

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, peel and cut the potatoes into small chunks. Add to boiling water and cook for around 12 minutes until soft

• In a large baking dish, grate carrot, celery, and cheddar on a coarse grater setting into the dish

Grated veggies

• Using the fine side of the grater or a zester, zest the lemon peel and add to dish, keep lemon to the side

• Finely chop the jalapeno or chili and the parsley leaves and stalks and add to the dish

Grated veggies

• Cut the salmon, and white fish into bite size chunks and add to tray, next add the prawns/shrimp

Seafood going in

• Squeeze the juice from the lemon making sure no pips fall in, then drizzle the Olive oil over, and add a pinch of salt and pepper

• If you want to add tomatoes or spinach do it here ( we didn't this time)

• Mix all ingredients together well

• Drain the potatoes. Then keeping them in the pot, add a good amount of olive oil (about 3 hearty tablespoons) and a pinch of salt and pepper

• Mash well until nice and smooth, then spoon and spread evenly over fish and vegetable mixture, fluff with a fork

Mashed Potatoes

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• Bake in oven for around 40 minutes or until cooked through and crispy and golden on top

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• Serve with a nice green salad and some crusty bread

• Enjoy

Fish pie

I hope you give this fresh new take on fish pie a try

I am so glad my friend made this for dinner one night, it will become one of those 'go to' meals for us now

Here she is in action in my kitchen

Alison cooking

No more Fish pie jokes in our house....

Thanks Alison and Thanks Jamie Oliver

This Fish Pie is awesome