An Exceedingly Good Fish Pie

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 75g butter
• 1 large onion chopped
• 50g plain flour
• 600ml milk
• salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 700g haddock or cod fillet cut into 1cm pieces
• 4 hardboiled eggs
• 2 medium leeks
• 900g potatoes
• 8 tbsp milk
• 50-75 g butter

Method

• Grease a shallow 2.3l dish with butter.
• Make the mashed potato topping.
• Melt 50g of the butter in a saucepan and gently fry the onion until soft. Sprinkle in the flour and gradually add the milk, stirring to make a smooth sauce. Heat till thickened.
• Season then add the lemon juice and raw fish. Turn into the dish and sprinkle the roughly chopped eggs over the top.
• Melt the remaining butter and fry the thinly sliced leeks until barely cooked through. Season and arrange over the top of the eggs.
• Spread the mashed potatoes over the top.
  
• Preheat the oven to180°
• Cook the pie for 30-35 mins till the potato is crisp and golden.
  

From Mary Berry’s New Aga Cookbook