White Fish Pie

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Description

This is my grandfather’s recipe, and we grew up eating white fish and potato pie. It is simple and delicious. Good comfort food. Serve with a crisp green salad and a good bottle of Pinot Grigio.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 4 tablespoons salted butter, divided
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 1 ½ pounds haddock fillets
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, grated
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ½ medium lemon, juiced
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups prepared mashed potatoes
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
  2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add milk and lay fish in the milk to poach. Sprinkle with thyme
  3. sea salt
  4. and pepper. Cover the pan and bring milk to very low boil. Cook until fish flakes easily with a fork
  5. about 7 minutes.
  6. Remove fish to plate and use a fork to break up into bite-sized chunks. Pour milk into a bowl and set aside.
  7. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add onion
  8. celery
  9. and carrot and saute until soft
  10. about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant
  11. about 1 minute. Turn heat to low and scrape the veggies to the side of the skillet. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and lemon juice to the empty spot. Sprinkle flour over the melted butter; whisk and cook until it forms a thick
  12. golden paste
  13. 10 to 15 minutes.
  14. Combine the veggies back in with the roux. Add the milk and fish back to the skillet. Gently toss together. Remove from heat.
  15. Add 1/2 of the fish mixture to the prepared casserole dish
  16. then top with 2 cups of the mashed potatoes. Repeat the layers once more. Sprinkle the top of the casserole with Cheddar cheese.
  17. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown
  18. about 35 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 6

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