Baked Salmon Recipes - Wild Alaskan Salmon & Prawn Fish Pie with Cheesy Potato Top
Lift an everyday fish pie to the luxury level and make it extra special.
In this baked salmon recipes' ingredients I’ve used Wild Alaskan Salmon, smoked haddock and raw prawns.
Ingredients - serves 6
1lb/500g Wild Alaskan Salmon fillet, skin on
1lb/500g Naturally smoked haddock, skin on (if you don’t like smoked fish , substitute fresh haddock or another firm, white fish)
1 pint/600ml full fat milk
5fl oz/150ml double cream
1 medium onion quartered
2 bay leaves
2 cloves
4 black peppercorns
12oz/350g raw, peeled langoustines or large prawns
3oz/75g butter
3oz/75g plain flour
4 tabsp chopped flat leaf parsley
freshly grated nutmeg
sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
For the Cheesy Potato Top
3lb/1½kg floury potatoes such as King Edward or Maris Piper
3oz/75g butter
8fl oz/250ml milk
4oz/110g grated Cheddar Cheese (feel free to use any other suitable hard cheese)
Method
In a large roasting tin that’s suitable for use on top of the stove, arrange the salmon and haddock in one layer, skin side up.
Tuck the onion around the fish and add the bay leaves, cloves and peppercorns.
Pour the milk and cream.
Bring to the boil then turn the heat down and simmer until just cooked. (The salmon and haddock should look opaque). It doesn’t really matter if it’s not cooked through because it will finish cooking in the oven.
Lift the fish out and strain the cooking liquid into a jug.
Take the skin off the fish and flake into large pieces, removing any bones.
Spread the fish evenly into a 3 pint ovenproof dish.
Add the raw langoustines or prawns.
Make the Sauce
Melt the butter in a pan and stir in the flour.
Add the cooking liquor slowly, stirring all the time.
Bring to the boil and cook for about 10 minutes so that the sauce no longer tastes of flour.
Add the parsley.
Season with pepper (taste the sauce before adding salt). Add nutmeg to taste.
Pour over the fish, leave to cool and pop in the fridge.
Boil the potatoes until tender.
Drain well, add the butter and milk and beat until smooth.
Add the grated cheese.
When the fish mixture has set, fork the potato mash over the top.
Bake in a preheated oven 200C/Gas 6 for 30 - 40 minutes or until hot and golden brown.
Serve with a green vegetable or salad and a nice glass of chilled crisp white wine.
