The ultimate comfort food!
Serves 4
600g white fish, haddock or cod
100g smoked cod
500ml whole milk & 250ml cream
1 bay leaf, 1 onion, chopped
salt and black pepper
4 eggs, hard boiled, chopped
12 uncooked prawns
1 tablespoons capers
1 tablespoon, parsley, chopped
6 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
100g butter
1 tablespoons chives, chopped
50g flour
50g parmesan, grated
Set oven 180c gas 4
Place the fish pieces in a saucepan with the milk, cream, bay leaf, onion and seasoning.
Simmer very gently for 4/5 minutes, then turn off the heat, tip into a colander and cool.
Retain the fish stock for the sauce. Remove the skin and any bones from the fish,
break into chunks and place in a baking dish. Add the hard-boiled eggs, capers,
prawns and parsley. Boil the potatoes and mash with half the butter, a little milk,
cream, seasoning and the chives. Melt the remaining butter, stir in the flour, cook for a minute.
or two, whisk in the fish stock, 500ml approx. Pour the sauce over the fish, top with
the mashed potatoes, sprinkle with the parmesan and bake in the hot oven for 45/50 minutes.