Kangaroo Pie ( Actually, Fish In Pastry, With A Cheese Sauce!)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 300 g frozen puff pastry
• 500 g fish fillets, cooked and skinned
• 100 g pickled gherkins, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 40 g butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup cream
• 100 g cheddar cheese
• 1 cup milk (optional)
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and pepper
• parsley sprig

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 220c/425°f.
• 2 defrost puff pastry and roll out to a rectangle, about 12 x 14 inches.
• 3 cube cooked fish fillets, mix gently with chopped gherkins and onion, spread on pastry and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 4 sprinkle parsley on top and roll up firmly.
• 5 place roll in a buttered dish, brush with beaten egg and and bake in pre-heated oven at 220c/425f for 15 minutes.
• 6 reduce the heat slightly and bake for another 15 minutes, until pastry is golden-brown.
• 7 sauce:.
• 8 in a small saucepan, heat butter, stir in flour gradually, after a minute gradually add cream, stirring constantly, and bring to boil.
• 9 remove from heat, add grated cheese and stir until it has melted.
• 10 if you prefer a thinner sauce, whisk in the milk.
• 11 season to taste with cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.
• 12 arrange roll on heated platter, garnish with parsley and serve with cheese sauce.
• 13 a mixed salad goes well with this.