Fish with Creamy Corn & Tarragon Sauce
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Total: 40 mins
A creamy dream of a dish made with tender fish pieces simmered in a rich tarragon sauce with nutty kernels of seasonal sweetcorn. Served with plenty of buttery mash on the side.
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893 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 1000g potatoes
  • 2 leek
  • 2 onion
  • 2 garlic clove
  • 2 corn on the cob
  • 90g butter
  • 454ml single cream
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 680g fish pie mix
  • A handful of tarragon, leaves only
  • 2 lemon
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  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 100ml cold water
You'll need
  • Vegetable peeler
  • 2 large pans with lids
  • Measuring jug
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Peel and chop the potatoes into bite-size pieces. Pop them in a large pan and cover with cold water. Clamp on a lid, bring up to the boil then turn the heat down a little and simmer for 15 mins till tender when pierced with a knife.

  • 2.

    Meanwhile, trim the root and top 2cm off the leek, then slice a cross in the top to open it out. Rinse the leek under a cold tap and finely slice it. Peel the onion and finely chop it. Peel the garlic and finely chop it. Pull the leaves and silks off the sweetcorn. Cut a small slice off the cob's base so it will stand upright on your board then run your knife down the sides slice off the corn kernels.

  • 3.

    Melt half the butter in a large pan on a medium heat. Add the onion, leek, garlic and corn kernels. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and fry for 10 mins, stirring occasionally, till everything is tender and lightly browned.

  • 4.

    When the potatoes have cooked, drain them and leave to steam dry in the colander for 1 min. Tip the potatoes back into the pan and add the remaining butter and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mash using a masher or fork till smooth. Cover the pan and set aside to keep the mash warm.

  • 5.

    Pour the cream into the pan of browned veg and add 100ml cold water. Add 1 tbsp capers. Roughly chop the tarragon leaves and add them to the pan. Cook till just starting to simmer, then add the fish pie mix and stir. Cook for 5-6 mins, turning the fish pieces once or twice, till tender.

  • 6.

    Squeeze a little lemon juice into the pan and taste. Add more salt, pepper or lemon juice if you think the dish needs it.

  • 7.

    Divide the mash between 2 warm plates. Spoon over the creamy fish and veg. Serve with wedges of the remaining lemon on the side.

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