Name: Father's Favourite Fish Pie
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 700 g white fish fillet; 1 pinch pepper *to taste; 2.00 cup milk; 1 tsp lemon juice; 40.00 g butter; 60 g butter; 2 tbs plain flour; 2 egg hard-boiled shelled sliced; 3 tbs parsley chopped fresh; 1 tbs capers drained; 110 g cooked prawns peeled; 4 potato cooked mashed medium; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 pinch nutmeg

by oldsheila Last updated on 07/09/2019

A very tasty pie that will be loved by all. - oldsheila

Ingredients

700 g white fish fillet
1 pinch pepper *to taste
1 cup milk
1 tsp lemon juice
20 g butter

Sauce

60 g butter
2 tbs plain flour
1 cup milk
2 egg hard-boiled shelled sliced
3 tbs parsley chopped fresh
1 tbs capers drained
110 g cooked prawns peeled

Topping

4 potato cooked mashed medium
20 g butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1 pinch nutmeg

Method

Step 1

Arrange fish fillets in ovenproof dish and season with pepper.
Step 2

Pour over milk and lemon juice and dot with butter.
Step 3

Cover and bake at 180C for 15-20 minutes, or microwave on high for 8 minutes, using ½ cup milk only.
Step 4

Reserve cooking liquid. Remove any skin and flake fish into large pieces.
Step 5

Sauce: Melt butter in a pan and stir in flour. Cook for 1 minute and remove from heat.
Step 6

Gradually stir in milk and reserved cooking liquid. Return to heat, bring to boil and thicken while stirring well.
Step 7

Add sliced hard boiled eggs to the sauce together with fish, parsley, capers and prawns. Spoon back into the oven proof dish.
Step 8

Topping: Combine mashed potatoes with butter and sour cream. Spread on top of the fish mixture and sprinkle with a little nutmeg.
Step 9

Return to oven and reheat for approximately 15 minutes.
Step 10

Serve with salad or cooked vegetables.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Mullet, trevalley, snapper, or bream are delicious white fish to use. With smoked cod or haddock, the fish in the milk will take away the strong salty taste. For a little bit more colour in this dish, leave out prawns and substitute 2 chopped tomatoes, ½ cup cooked peas or sliced carrots.