This fish pie contains a tasty filling of spinach, mushrooms, and tender hake. Instead of putting a classic mash on top, we used quick-crushed potatoes! Comfort food, yes. Boring, absolutely not!
Crushed Potato Fish Pie
Crushed Potato Fish Pie
with hake, mushrooms & fresh dill
Hands on Time: 20 - 45 minutes
Overall Time: 50 - 65 minutes
Ingredients:
- Baby Potatoes
- Cake Flour
- Fish
- Fresh Dill
- Leeks
- Lemon
- Lemons
- Line-caught Hake Fillet
- Line-caught Hake Fillets
- Low Fat Fresh Milk
- Mushrooms
- Onion
- Peas
- Spinach
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Butter
BOILING AWAY
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the baby potato chunks in a pot of salted water over a high heat. Pop on a lid and bring to the boil. Once boiling, remove the lid and reduce the heat. Allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes until cooked through and soft. Remove from the heat and drain. Use a fork to break up the potatoes into rough, chunky pieces. Cover to keep warm.
BUTTERY BECHÉMAL
Place a pan over a medium heat with 10g of butter. When hot, add the diced onion and the sliced leek and fry for 3-4 minutes until soft, shifting occasionally. Add the flour and cook out for 1-2 minutes, shifting constantly. Remove from the heat and gradually pour in the milk. Mix until fully combined. Add water in 50ml increments until loosened and a saucy consistency.
FINISH THE FILLING
Once the sauce is fully combined and loosened, gently simmer for 2-3 minutes until thickened, stirring constantly. If the sauce is too thick for your liking, loosen with an extra splash of water. Reduce the heat to low and add ½ the chopped dill, the lemon zest, and seasoning. Add the chopped mushrooms, the hake chunks, and the rinsed spinach. Gently simmer for 2-3 minutes until the hake is cooked through, stirring occasionally. On completion, add the peas.
TOP & BAKE
Pour the fish mixture into an ovenproof dish. Evenly spread over the potato pieces. Pop in the hot oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until bubbling and golden.
TIME TO EAT!
Dish up a hearty helping of the fish pie. Garnish with the remaining dill. Serve with a lemon wedge. There you have it, Chef!
Baby Potatoes - 200g
Onion - 1
Leeks - 100g
Cake Flour - 30ml
Low Fat Fresh Milk - 100ml
Fresh Dill - 3g
Lemon - 1
Mushrooms - 125g
Line-caught Hake Fillet - 1
Spinach - 20g
Peas - 50g
BOILING AWAY
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the baby potato chunks in a pot of salted water over a high heat. Pop on a lid and bring to the boil. Once boiling, remove the lid and reduce the heat. Allow to simmer for 10-15 minutes until cooked through and soft. Remove from the heat and drain. Use a fork to break up the potatoes into rough, chunky pieces. Cover to keep warm.
BUTTERY BECHÉMAL
Place a pan over a medium heat with 20g of butter. When hot, add the diced onion and the sliced leek and fry for 4-6 minutes until soft, shifting occasionally. Add the flour and cook out for 1-2 minutes, shifting constantly. Remove from the heat and gradually pour in the milk. Mix until fully combined. Add water in 50ml increments until loosened and a saucy consistency.
FINISH THE FILLING
Once the sauce is fully combined and loosened, gently simmer for 2-3 minutes until thickened, stirring constantly. If the sauce is too thick for your liking, loosen with an extra splash of water. Reduce the heat to low and add ½ the chopped dill, the lemon zest, and seasoning. Add the chopped mushrooms, the hake chunks, and the rinsed spinach. Gently simmer for 2-3 minutes until the hake is cooked through, stirring occasionally. On completion, add the peas.
TOP & BAKE
Pour the fish mixture into an ovenproof dish. Evenly spread over the potato pieces. Pop in the hot oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until bubbling and golden.
TIME TO EAT!
Dish up a hearty helping of the fish pie. Garnish with the remaining dill. Serve with a lemon wedge. There you have it, Chef!
Baby Potatoes - 400g
Onion - 1
Leeks - 200g
Cake Flour - 60ml
Low Fat Fresh Milk - 200ml
Fresh Dill - 5g
Lemon - 1
Mushrooms - 250g
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 2
Spinach - 40g
Peas - 100g
BOILING AWAY
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the baby potato chunks in a pot of salted water over a high heat. Pop on a lid and bring to the boil. Once boiling, remove the lid and reduce the heat. Allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes until cooked through and soft. Remove from the heat and drain. Use a fork to break up the potatoes into rough, chunky pieces. Cover to keep warm.
BUTTERY BECHÉMAL
Place a pan over a medium heat with 30g of butter. When hot, add the diced onion and the sliced leek and fry for 6-8 minutes until soft, shifting occasionally. Add the flour and cook out for 1-2 minutes, shifting constantly. Remove from the heat and gradually pour in the milk. Mix until fully combined. Add water in 50ml increments until loosened and a saucy consistency.
FINISH THE FILLING
Once the sauce is fully combined and loosened, gently simmer for 3-4 minutes until thickened, stirring constantly. If the sauce is too thick for your liking, loosen with an extra splash of water. Reduce the heat to low and add ½ the chopped dill, the lemon zest, and seasoning. Add the chopped mushrooms, the hake chunks, and the rinsed spinach. Gently simmer for 2-3 minutes until the hake is cooked through, stirring occasionally. On completion, add the peas.
TOP & BAKE
Pour the fish mixture into an ovenproof dish. Evenly spread over the potato pieces. Pop in the hot oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until bubbling and golden.
TIME TO EAT!
Dish up a hearty helping of the fish pie. Garnish with the remaining dill. Serve with a lemon wedge. There you have it, Chef!
Baby Potatoes - 600g
Onion - 1
Leeks - 300g
Cake Flour - 85ml
Low Fat Fresh Milk - 300ml
Fresh Dill - 8g
Lemons - 2
Mushrooms - 375g
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 3
Spinach - 60g
Peas - 150g
BOILING AWAY
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the baby potato chunks in a pot of salted water over a high heat. Pop on a lid and bring to the boil. Once boiling, remove the lid and reduce the heat. Allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes until cooked through and soft. Remove from the heat and drain. Use a fork to break up the potatoes into rough, chunky pieces. Cover to keep warm.
BUTTERY BECHÉMAL
Place a pan over a medium heat with 40g of butter. When hot, add the diced onion and the sliced leek and fry for 6-8 minutes until soft, shifting occasionally. Add the flour and cook out for 1-2 minutes, shifting constantly. Remove from the heat and gradually pour in the milk. Mix until fully combined. Add water in 50ml increments until loosened and a saucy consistency.
FINISH THE FILLING
Once the sauce is fully combined and loosened, gently simmer for 3-4 minutes until thickened, stirring constantly. If the sauce is too thick for your liking, loosen with an extra splash of water. Reduce the heat to low and add ½ the chopped dill, the lemon zest, and seasoning. Add the chopped mushrooms, the hake chunks, and the rinsed spinach. Gently simmer for 2-3 minutes until the hake is cooked through, stirring occasionally. On completion, add the peas.
TOP & BAKE
Pour the fish mixture into an ovenproof dish. Evenly spread over the potato pieces. Pop in the hot oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until bubbling and golden.
TIME TO EAT!
Dish up a hearty helping of the fish pie. Garnish with the remaining dill. Serve with a lemon wedge. There you have it, Chef!
Baby Potatoes - 800g
Onion - 1
Leeks - 400g
Cake Flour - 125ml
Low Fat Fresh Milk - 400ml
Fresh Dill - 10g
Lemons - 2
Mushrooms - 500g
Line-caught Hake Fillets - 4
Spinach - 80g
Peas - 200g