Gone fishing for the ultimate fish pie

For days I had been dreaming of a fish pie and so went fishing for a recipe that would inspire me. This dish is a mix of what I found and what I had in my fridge.
I did not have any white wine so used a bottle of Noilly Prat I had at the back of the cupboard. What a discovery!


Ingredients for 2 people. Prep 15 min. Cooking 45 min.

• 1 portion of haddock or smocked haddock
• 1 portion of salmon
• 4 shrimps
• 2 scallops
• 2 small carrots
• 1 big leek
• A small head of fennel
• Olive oil
• 150 ml Noilly Prat
• 50 ml cream
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp butter
• Salt, pepper.
• 2 portions of mashed potatoes - See recipe in listing.
• Grated cheddar
• Dried breadcrumbs

1. Peel carrot, wash fennel and leak thoroughly.
2. Thinly slice the vegetables.
3. Pour some olive oil in a saucepan, once hot put leek with a pinch of salt and slowly cook making sure it doesn't brown. After 10 min add carrot and fennel. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender. 
4. Once the veggies are cooked, pour the Noilly Prat and reduce a little.
5. Mix flour with butter until you get a paste, add to the pot and mix gently until it thickens. Add cream. Let the mix cool.
6. Cut fish in bite size, shrimps and scallops in half. 
7. Oil or butter a oven proof dish, put the fish and seafood in, top with the veggies and then the mash potatoes.
8. Sprinkle lightly with breadcrumbs and cheddar.

Stick in the oven under the grill for about 20 min until it becomes bubbly and browned.


Dig in! Lovely with an Italian white wine such as a Gavi di Gavi.


Bon Ap!