Summer Fish Pie Recipe

Ingredients

1kg new potatoes
500ml full cream milk
680g fish pie mix
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
150g baby leeks
2 tbsp cornflour
1 lemon
A handful of flat leaf parsley

Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 40 mins

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Method

1. Preheat your oven to 190°C/Fan 170°C/Gas 5. Peel and dice the potatoes. Pop them in a large pan and cover them with cold water. Add a generous pinch of saslt. Bring to thhe boil, then simmer till tender – around 20 mins.

2. Pour the milk into a medium-sized pan. Bring to a gentle simmer, then add the fish pie mix. Simmer on a low heat for 5 mins till the fish is lightly poached. Use a slotted spoon to remove the fish from the milk and arrange it in a pie dish. Pour the milk into a measuring jug and set aside.

3. Meanwhile, trim, peel and finely slice the onion. Peel and crush the garlic cloves. Trim the leeks and rinse well to get rid of any grit, then finely slice them.

4. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and leeks with a large pinch of salt and gently fry, stirring regularly, for 5-8 mins till soft. Add the garlic and fry for a further 1 min till fragrant.

5. Add the cornflour and stir for 1 min to coat the veg. Slowly trickle in 400ml of the poaching milk (keep the rest for later), stirring as you go. Simmer for 10 mins till the sauce has thickened.

6. Meanwhile, finely grate the zest from the lemon. Finely chop the parsley leaves and stalks. Stir them both into the milk. Squeeze in a little lemon juice. Taste, then add more salt pepper and lemon juice, if you think it needs it. Pour over the fish pie mix in the pie dish.

7. When the potatoes are tender, drain them and leave them to steam dry in the colander for a few mins. Pour the remaining milk into the potatoes, and add with 2 tbsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and mash well till smooth.

8. Spoon the mash over the pie filling, then use a fork to smooth it out to an even layer. Slide the pie into the oven and bake for 20-25 mins, till golden and bubbling. Serve straight away.