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My Luxury Seafood Pie with Scallops and Prawns.

Christian Gott
You can make the pie with any fish and seafood such as smoked haddock, hake, whiting, and fresh mussels. You can use a quality tinned shellfish soup for the sauce.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients
  

For the Pie Filling

  • 200 gr fresh Cod Fillet cut into cubes
  • 200 gr fresh Salmon Fillet cut into cubes
  • 250 gr King Prawns peeled
  • 250 gr/12oz scallops trimmed and cleaned
  • 6 Gambas cooked and peeled but with head on
  • 40 gr Butter
  • A good splash of Olive Oil
  • Sea salt and pepper

For the Sauce

  • 400 ml Shellfish bisque
  • A splash of Cognac
  • 1 Organic lemon
  • 1 tablespoon Dill finely chopped

For the Mash

  • 1 kg Floury Potatoes peeled and cut in chunks
  • 60 gr Salted Jersey Butter
  • A generous pour of Jersey Cream
  • 40 gr Mature Cheddar finely grated
  • 40 gr Parmesan finely grated
  • 2 free-range Egg yolks
  • Sea salt and White pepper
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, English
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Large Pie Dish or Enamelled Tray

Instructions
 

  • Place the potatoes into a medium pan cover with water and add half a teaspoon of salt. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, bring to a low boil, and cook for twenty minutes or until soft.
  • Drain, allow to steam dry for a couple of minutes then mash with the butter and cream. Season to taste and add beat in egg yolks, Parmesan and Cheddar.
  • Heat a large, heavy-bottomed frying pan until very hot, and quickly sear the scallops and for about twenty seconds on each side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Heat half of the butter and oil and quickly colour the prawns, set them aside with the scallops including any juices.
  • Heat the remaining butter and oil and sear the fish on each side for a minute.
  • Transfer the fish to a pie dish and add the scallops and prawns. Season well with salt and pepper.
  • Mix the sauce ingredients thoroughly and pour over seafood.
  • Carefully transfer the mash to a piping bag and pipe over the seafood. Using a small knife make a hole in the mash and put in the tail of the first Gamba. Repeat for the remaining Gambas.
  • Store in fridge until you need to cook and serve. Preheat your oven to 375 F/ 190 C / Gas Mark 5.
  • Place on the middle shelf and cook for thirty to thirty-five minutes until cooked through, and crispy and golden on top.

Notes

Allergens in this recipe are;
Celery Milk Flour Oyster Crab Raw Fish
Please see the Allergens Page
Keyword Fish Pie, Fisherman's Pie, Luxury Seafood Pie, Seafood
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