Dinner Friday 15 December - Fisherman's Pie

Fisherman's Pie
250ml semi skimmed milk
1/2 shallot (about 50g)
1 bay leaf
a few dried thyme leaves
1 tablespoon corn flour

1 teaspoon dried chervil
small handful fresh parsley, chopped fine
10g fresh chives, snipped into rings

110g prawns, cooked
160g cod fillet, cooked and flaked
6 hard boiled quails eggs
2 potatoes (about 380g)
2 tablespoons single cream
50g petit pois

Add the bay leaf, thyme and shallot to the milk. Bring to just below simmering and allow to cook, covered, for about 10 minutes to infuse the flavours into the milk. Strain out the shallot and herbs and discard.

Mix a bit of the flavoured milk with the corn flour to make a smooth paste and then gradually add all of the milk. Cook over low heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the chervil, parsley and chives.

Arrange the cod and prawns in a casserole dish. Sprinkle over the petit pois and arrange the halved quails eggs on to of the mixture.

Pour over the sauce and ensure that everything is evenly covered.

Boil and mash the potatoes with the cream. Cover the pie with the mashed potatoes and bake in a moderate oven, about Gas Mark 4, for 40 minutes until lightly browned and bubbling.

Makes 2 servings
Nutrition Data per serving
Calories (kcal) 468.7
Carbohydrate (g) 50.7
Protein (g) 37.9
Fat (g) 14.0
Fibre (g) 4.0


I had the Fisherman's Pie with some broccoli and purple carrots.