Fisherman's Pie I
This is traditionally made with cod, I have never seen cod available in Thailand, but any white fish works, think Pangasius or Barramundi, boneless skinless fillets. This sounds really tasty and is on my to cook list.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Pangasius fillets, boneless and skinless, cut into chunks
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 1/2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk, warmed, more as needed
- 1 cup white Cheddar cheese, shredded, OR just go with Edam
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded, this is for the topping
- 280 grams spinach, frozen or fresh, frozen thaw and drain, OR use peas
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 clove garlic, smashed and minced
- 2 cups mashed potatoes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190 C. Arrange fish chunks in a single layer in a large baking dish, set aside.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour, and stir until the mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, 2 to 5 minutes.
- Gradually whisk warm milk into the flour mixture and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Whisk until the sauce is thick and smooth, about 5 minutes. Whisk in white Cheddar cheese, then mix onion, spinach, salt, and black pepper into the sauce.
- Remove saucepan from heat and stir in garlic. If sauce is too thick, stir in more warm milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Pour sauce over fish in the baking dish.
- Layer mashed potatoes on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes, then sprinkle with the yellow Cheddar cheese. Continue baking until fish is easily flaked with a fork, about 15 to 20 minutes more and the cheese should be a nice golden brown. Remove from oven, let rest for 5 minutes, serve with a green salad.
Notes
Pangasius fillets cost about 60 Baht/500 grams. Barramundi (Giant Sea Perch) costs about 75 Baht/500 grams but you have to fillet them yourself. The cheese is about 180 Baht per block of 200 grams, which would provide the 2 cups needed, either 1 cup of white and 1 cup of yellow, or just go with 2 cups of yellow, divided. This meal (based on Pangasius) would cost about $1.20 per serving. Very reasonable.
Variants would add to the cost but would make a delightful meal for visiting friends and family. Variants could be peeled shrimp, scallops, and even shucked oysters (although with the oysters, I would cook them first before adding to the baking dish).
Adapted from an internet recipe.
Sounds wonderful 😀
I am looking forward to this! Any white fish will work. I hope to have a post on my cooking results in a few days!