Fisherman's Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 22 ounces potatoes
• salt & pepper
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 small onion
• 10 peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 26 ounces skinned haddock fillets or 26 ounces cod fish fillets
• 6 tablespoons butter (plus more to butter the dish)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 5 -7 parsley sprigs, leaves removed and chopped
• 3 eggs, hard-boiled
• 4 1/2 ounces cooked shrimp

Recipe

• 1 wash, peel and cut potatoes into pieces. half-fill a saucepan with water, add salt, then the potatoes and brig to a boil. simmer for 15 minutes, until tender. drain thoroughly, then add milk, butter, salt & pepper and mash. beat until fluffy and season to taste; set aside.
• 2 peel and quarter onion. pour the remaining milk into a saute pan, then add the peppercorns, bay leaves and onion quarters. bring to a boil, then remove from the heat. cover and let stand in a warm place to infuse for about 10 minutes.
• 3 with a sharp knife, cut each of the fillets across into pieces and add to the milk; cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes, depending on thickness. it should flake easily when tested with a fork.
• 4 transfer the fish to a large plate, using a slotted spoon; reserve the cooking liquid. let fish cool, then flake with a fork.
• 5 gently melt the 6 t butter in a saucepan over medium heat. whisk in the flour and cook for 30-60 seconds, until foaming. remove from the heat and pour the reserved fish cooking liquid through a sieve into the butter and flour mixture.
• 6 whisk the liquid into the sauce, then return to the heat and cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce boils and thickens. season with salt and pepper and simmer for 2 minutes. stir in the parsley.
• 7 preheat the oven to 350°f grease a 10-inch (2-liter) casserole dish. coarsely chop the hard-boiled eggs. ladle a third of the sauce into the bottom of the dish.
• 8 spoon the flaked fish on top of the sauce, in an even layer. cover with the remaining sauce, then distribute the shrimp evenly on the surface. sprinkle the chopped hard-boiled eggs over the top.
• 9 spread the mashed potatoes on top, so it is covered completely. bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes, until the potato topping is brown and the sauce bubbles around the edge. serve hot.