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Old 19-05-2008, 09:11 AM
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A great standby for us (it's actually in the oven on the timer for tonight!) is one I have since the girl guides! Smoked fish pie.

Put your smoked fish (recipe called for haddock, but I've used cod and coley very successfully as well) into a pot and cover with milk. Put on the lid, bring to the boil and turn off the heat.

Cut lots of brocolli into tiny florets - put in a layer (not too think) on the bottom of an oven-proof dish. Flake the fish over this.

Make a white sauce using the milk you've cooked the fish in - other wise regular white sauce. (Be careful if making it straight away as hot milk might cause lumps - I use cornflour so if making with hot milk, stir a little cold milk from fridge in first to get roux "wet", then add the hot milk as I whisk and bring to boil). Pour this over the fish and brocolli.

Cover with a reasonable layer of mashed potatoes and you can then top with a thin layer of breadcrumbs and some grated cheese (I like a strong cheddar).

Bake at 180 degrees for 30-45 mins.

This can be frozen either before or after the oven, and also works very well reheated in microwave. It's one of my standby's for "make on Sunday afternoon to eat on Monday" - keeps fine in the fridge overnight.
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