Summer Fish Pie

A wonderfully light, fresh and summery fish pie, absolutely delicious!
Servings: 4 yield(s)
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 60 mins
Ingredients
  • 300 g cod fillet (skin removed & cut into chunks)
  • 200 g salmon fillet (skin removed & cut into chunks)
  • 200 g raw king prawns (heads and shell removed)
  • 1 lemon (juice & zest)
  • sea salt & pepper (freshly ground)
  • 3 tbsp fresh chives (chopped)
    • For the sauce
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 onion (peeled & finely chopped)
  • 1 lemon (zest only)
  • 3 tbsp plain flour
  • 175 ml milk
  • 125 ml double cream
  • 175 ml dry white wine
  • 2 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 4 boiled eggs (peeled & halved)
  • 100 g asparagus spears (woody ends trimmed, cut into 5cm lengths)
  • 75 g frozen peas
    • For the pastry
  • 1 pre-rolled sheet of puff pastry
  • 1 free-range egg (beaten)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C Fan/Gas 5.
  2. For the fish, place the salmon, cod and prawns into a bowl, add the lemon juice and zest and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the chives, stir well and set aside to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, for the sauce, melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the onion until softened. Stir in the lemon zest and flour and mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, then slowly stir in the milk, cream and then white wine and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened. Stir in the crème fraîche and season to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  4. Pour the sauce over the fish and stir gently until well combined. Spoon half of the fish into a large pie dish, add the eggs, asparagus and peas, then top with the remaining fish mixture.
  5. For the pastry, roll the puff pastry out thinly until large enough to cover the pie dish. Brush a little beaten egg around the rim of the pie dish. Place the pastry on top of the dish, crimp the edges with a fork and trim off any excess pastry.
  6. Brush the pastry with beaten egg. Make fish shapes with the excess pastry and place onto the pie with a little more beaten egg.
  7. Cut a steam hole in the top of the pie and cook for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4 and bake for a further 20 minutes, or until the pastry is risen and golden-brown and the pie filling is bubbling. Enjoy!