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Fish Pie in Scallop Shells Printer Friendly Copy
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Serves 4 Prep  10 mins Cooking 15 mins Challenge  
    Mash: 20 mins My rating rating5

Ingredients

½ onion
1 bay leaf
1 clove
300ml milk
350g smoked haddock, skin removed
300g mussels, cooked and shelled (optional)
30ml white wine (optional)
30g butter
30g plain flour
1 small bunch parsley, chopped
200g prawns, shelled
1/2 lemon, juice only
salt and pepper
400g mashed potato (made beforehand)
80g grated Comté/gruyere/Emmental
watercress or other leaves, for garnish

4 scallop shells

Adapted from James Martin Saturday morning

  1. Preheat the grill to high. Make sure you have cooked and mashed the potato first.

  2. Stud the onion with the cloves and bay leaf. Warm the milk in a pan with the studded onion, then add the haddock and poach for 2-3 minutes.

  3. In a pan with a lid, steam the mussels in the wine. Once cooked, pick the meat out of the shells. (Omit this stage if not using)

  4. To make the white sauce, melt the butter in a pan, whisk in the flour and cook out for 2 minutes. Add the milk and whisk simmer until bubbling. Stir in the parsley and the prawns and cook for 2 minutes. Add the rest of the fish and season.

  5. Put the shells on scrunched-up foil to stabilise them. Spoon the fish into the scallop shells with the sauce.

  6. Pipe the mash on top and sprinkle with the grated cheese, then grill or put in a very hot oven (220 C) for 5 - 7 minutes until golden. Garnish with watercress or other leaves.

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