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- From: LORING@psl.nmsu.edu (Steve Loring)
- Organization: Physical Science Laboratory/NMSU
- Subject: Fisherman's Pie (Irish)
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 11:14:57 +0000
- Message-ID: <2E6E63337C@aanovell.psl.nmsu.edu>
-
-
- This recipe is a bit of trouble, but it was a big hit at our recent
- Irish-style dinner. It's from "In An Irish Country Kitchen" by Clare
- Connery.
-
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- FISHERMAN'S PIE
-
- Serves 4
-
- 1 pound smoked haddock or cod (we used cod, which we then smoked
- ourselves)
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 eggs, hard-boiled, roughly chopped (we omitted the eggs without
- problem)
- FOR A WHITE SAUCE
- 1 cup milk
- 1 onion, in pieces
- 2 cloves (we omitted the cloves--I don't care for them, anyway)
- 6 peppercorns
- 1 blade mace (we substituted a small pinch of ground mace)
- 1 bay leaf
- parsley stalks
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 3/8 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup liquid from cooking the fish
- 1 teaspoon dried mustard
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
- POTATO TOPPING
- 1-3/4 to 2 pounds potatoes, boiled
- 3/8 cup butter
- 3/8 cup milk
- 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese, grated
- black pepper, freshly ground
-
- Place the fish in a buttered ovenproof dish, spinkle with the lemon juice,
- cover with buttered waxed paper and cook in a 350 F oven for 15 to 20
- minutes.
-
- Reserve the cooking liquid from the fish to add to the milk for the sauce.
-
- Fry the mushrooms in the butter until just beginning to color.
-
- Prepare the white sauce by infusing the milk with the onion, cloves,
- peppercorns, mace, bay leaf, and parsley stalks for 15 to 30 minutes,
- then melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Strain the infused
- milk into a measuring cup and add enough of the cooking liquid from the
- fish to give 1-1/2 cups. Gradually add this to the flour/butter mixture to
- make a smooth paste. Cook over gentle heat to thicken the sauce,
- stirring all the time. Stir in the mustard, salt and pepper (to taste), and
- chopped parsley.
-
- Remove bones from the fish and put the fish flakes in a bowl along with
- the mushrooms and hard-boiled eggs. Pour in the white sauce and mix
- to combine without breaking up the ingredients too much. Put into a
- deep ovenproof pie dish.
-
- Mash the boiled potatoes until mostly free of lumps, then beat in the
- butter, milk, salt and pepper to give it a light consistency. Pile on top of
- the fish mixture, covering it evenly. Sprinkle with the grated cheese and
- bake in a 375 F oven until hot, brown and crispy on top (about 30
- minutes).
-
- Remarks: We added some steamed mussels and boiled shrimp
- (chopped) to the fish mixture; it was delicious. This dish has an
- extremely interesting medley of tastes. Using smoked fish is
- important--it provides a key taste sensation.
-
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