Oh Jamie you are unavoidable!
This is the easiest fish pie to make for just one or two... In this case I only had some cod available, no prawns, no smoked haddock, no salmon. But it still rocked my world, or well it was damn tasty and really easy to make and gave me just that warm comfort food feeling I was looking for.
Here's Jamie Oliver's easy peasy fish pie adapted to a one person pie:
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
250g potatoes
1/2 carrot
1/2 sticks of celery
70g good Cheddar cheese
1/4 lemon zest and juice
1/4 a fresh red chilli
2 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley
200g cod fillets, skin off and bones removed
(luxury versions can also contain raw king prawns peeled, smoked haddock, salmon - you know any good mix of fish)
olive oil
Peel and cut your potatoes into 2 cm cubes, boil them for 15 min (or until soft).
Straight in your pie shape you grate the carrot, the stick of celery, the cheddar, the chilli and the zest of approximate one quarter lemon. Cut your fish into bite size chunks (if making the luxury version, I would leave the prawns whole) and mix the fish into the vegetable and cheese mix with a squeeze of lemon and the finely chopped parsley.
The potatoes should be done by now, drain them in a colander and put them back in the pan. Drizzle with some good olive oil and add a pinch of salt and pepper, mash the potatoes till you have a smooth mash. Spread the mash evenly on top of the fish and vegetable (if you happen to have some 38% creme fraiche in the fridge as I did that night you can put some small dollops between the fish and the potato, approximately a big tablespoon). Now bake you pie in a 200 degree hot oven for 40 minutes.
Could be shared by two with some steamed vegetables and some salad... Or you can eat the whole thing in front of the telly straight from the tray.
this needs happening
ReplyDeletethis weekend
this neck of the oxford woods
perhaps even a two-for-food post
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