As I am getting old, I have more time to spend on cooking, but I tend to seek for a quicker and easier way to cook a dish. Today I was cooking Fish Pie, that is one of my family’s favourite winter dishes. It is not difficult to cook, but a lot of work is required. I just didn’t want to do the Mashed Potato part. So I mixed boiled Potato pieces with the filling, covered with Cheese, and baked it. This is the result. Same ingredients. Quicker and easier. And tastes great!!!


Makes

4 Servings

Ingredients

2 Potatoes *about 400g
Salt for cooking
500g Fish Fillets *Both Red-meat Fish & White-meat Fish recommended
*Note: Today I use Salmon & Cod.
1 Onion *cut into small pieces
1 clove Garlic *finely chopped
1 Bay Leaf
2 cups Milk
1/3 cup Frozen Peas
50g Butter
4 tablespoons Plain Flour
Salt & Pepper
1 cup shredded OR grated Cheese of your choice *I used Cheese Mix for Baking

Method
  1. Season Fish Fillets with Salt & Pepper.
  2. Peel Potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces, and cook in salted water until soft. Drain when cooked.
  3. Place Onion, Garlic, Bay Leaf and Fish Fillets in a deep frying pan or a pot. Pour the Milk and heat over a medium low heat, cover with lid, and simmer until Fish Fillets are cooked. *Note: You can precook Onion and Garlic with a little Oil if you wish to do so.
  4. Transfer Fish Fillets to a plate. When cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones, and break into bite-sized pieces.
  5. Place Butter in a heat-proof bowl, melt in the microwave, stir in Flour, and mix well. This process can be done using a saucepan. Add it to the Milk mixture in the pan, and cook, string well, until thickened. Season with Salt and Pepper.
  6. Add the Fish pieces, Frozen Peas and the drained Potato pieces, and gently combine. Spoon the mixture into a baking dish, cover with Cheese, and bake in the oven at 220℃ for 15 minutes OR until nicely browned.