Homemade Fish Pie
On Saturday afternoon I got to play with my fish pie mix which OH had bought from the Fishmonger, together with my new cooker. The pack contained, Cod, Haddock, Smoked Haddock and Salmon. The recipe I had was just for Haddock or Cod and is a very old one, so I improvised. Ingredients: 1lb/450g cod fillet or any other white fish (as stated I used a pre-prepared fish pack from the Fishmonger. I might in the future though make up my own packs. 1 1/2 to 2lb/700g to 900g of potatoes. 1 1/2 oz/40g of Butter 1/4 pint/150ml of milk plus another 3 tablespoons/45ml 3 level tablespoons/45ml of flour 2 tablespoons/30ml of chopped parsley (I did not have any and so missed this out but it really needs it). Salt and pepper seasoning. 2oz/50g grated cheese. Method: Cook and flake the fish retaining 1/4pint/150ml of the cooking liquid. I chose to cook my fish in milk but you can do this in plain water or half and half. The fish cooking in the milk "poaching". I also t...