FISH PIE WITH SAFFRON MASH

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A great dinner party dish. This can be made ahead and frozen so there's always something ready to entertain guests

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Dinner, Main course, Supper

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 15

3 shallots , finely chopped
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
150ml white wine
142ml pot double cream
900g fresh haddock fillets, skinned
200g bag raw, peeled prawn , preferably unfrozen
800g fresh spinach (about 2 bags)
200g crabmeat
3 garlic cloves
1 red chilli , halved and deseeded
200ml full-fat milk
pinch saffron strands
1 ¼kg potato , cut into large chunks
4 tbsp olive oil
zest and juice 1 lemon

Steps:

  • Tip the shallots and vinegar into a saucepan and place on the heat so the vinegar evaporates quickly. Splash in the white wine and reduce until practically dry. Add cream, bring to the boil, then simmer gently until reduced by two-thirds and very thick. Leave to cool. Cut the fish into bite-size chunks and set aside with the prawns.
  • Tip spinach into a large colander and pour over boiling water from a kettle until all the spinach is wilted (you may need to do this more than once). Cool under the cold tap, then squeeze the spinach tightly to get rid of any excess liquid.
  • To make the topping, mash the saffron, garlic and chilli together using a pestle and mortar. Tip into a saucepan with the milk, bring to the boil, then remove from the heat to infuse. Bring the potatoes to the boil and simmer for 15 mins until soft. Drain, then mash well with the infused milk, olive oil, lemon juice and zest.
  • Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. To assemble the pie, mix the fish and prawns into the cold cream until completely coated. Tip the fish into the bottom of a large gratin dish and scatter over clumps of crabmeat. Unravel the spinach and lay it over the fish, then top with the mash. Cook the pie for about 30 mins until golden and starting to brown and bubble around the edges. Serve with green veg if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 683 calories, Fat 35 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 42 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 51 grams protein, Sodium 1.36 milligram of sodium

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