Fisherman's Pie | Cooking With Wine

Fisherman's Pie | Cooking With Wine

This fun pie is a great dish to have on a cool winter's day complete with green beans, or broccoli! This dish is part of our Cooking With Wine series

SERVES 6

900g White Fish Fillets, such as plaice skinned

150 ml dry white wine

1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, tarragon or dill

175 g small mushrooms sliced

70 g butter

175 g skinless salmon fillet

40g plain flour

125ml double cream

SEE MASH RECIPE 

Mashed Potatoes Recipe (can be done in advance)

1. 

Preheat the oven to 180

Grease a 1.7-litre baking dish with butter

2. 

fold the fish fillets in half, and place in the dish.

Season well with salt and pepper, pour over the wine and scatter the herbs

3.

Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes or until the fish starts to flake

Strain off the liquid and reserve for the sauce

increase the oven temperature to 220

4. 

Saute the mushrooms in a frying pan with 15 g of the butter and spoon over the fish

scatter over chopped salmon

5.

 Heat the remaining butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour

cook for a few minutes without browning

remove from the heat then add the reserved cooking liquid gradually stirring well between each addition

6.

Return to the heat and gently bring to the boil still stirring to ensure a smooth sauce. Add the cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Pour over the fish in the dish (rhyme!!) and smooth over the surface

7. 

Pipe or pile the mash onto the fish and sauce and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.