British fish pie

Servings

4

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Cuisine

British

Super simple. Very tasty! The famous British fish pie with a salmon twist. Want to make a pantry staple friendly fish pie? This is the one, by using canned salmon instead of fresh fish, this dish is totally transformed into a pantry friendly dish!

British fish pie

Ingredients

  • 1 kg potatoes
  • 250 ml milk + little splash for mash
  • 25 gr flour 
  • 25 gr butter + butter for mash
  • 4 cans salmon
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Celery
  • Spinach 
  • Butter for mash
  • Grated cheddar
  • Nutmeg 
  • Parsley 
  • Lemon
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Peel and cut potatoes

  2. Add potatoes in boiling water with Salt and cook until fork tender
  3. Steam spinach for 1 min and drain
  4. Finely chop onion, carrot and celery
  5. In a large pan add olive oil and caramelize the onion, carrot and celery, fry and set aside
  6. In the same pan add the butter and flour, stir and fry a little
  7. Add the milk little by little to the pan, until a sauce consistency, add last moment before putting it in a baking tray the drained salmon and vegetables.
  8. Make the mash by combining the boiled potatoes, butter, nutmeg, a splash of milk, salt and pepper
  9. In a baking tray add salmon/vegetable mixture, season with lemon juice
  10. Layer your spinach onto it followed by the mash and a generous layer of grated cheddar cheese
  11. Bake in a preheated oven (180 degrees Celsius) for about 20-30 minutes or until golden Brown
  12. Cut parsely
  13. Garnish the pie with some parsley
  14. Serve with a side salad and/or peas