How to make Fisherman's pie or Fish Pie, classic British dish

Fisherman's pie / Fish Pie, /classic British dish. The fisherman comes home and gives his loving wife some leftover fish that he couldn't sell, every country has a dish like this, and this one is ours British cooking at its best. Classic fisherman's pie should have a white bechamel sauce, some vegetables, a selection of fish and topped with creamy mashed potatoes.
Top it with cheese and bake until golden and you have the best fisherman's pie, enjoy
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Fisherman’s pie
Salmon fillet 400g / 14oz
Cod or haddock 400g / 14oz
Smoked white fish 250g / 9oz
Raw prawns peeled 150g / 5.3oz
Leek 1 large
Peas 150g / 5.3oz
White onion 1
Garlic cloves 2
Bay / Rosemary / Thyme / Chives
Maris piper potatoes 2.5k / 5.5lb
Strong cheddar 100g / 3.5oz
Butter for mash 200g / 7oz
The sauce
Milk 1L / 1.75 pints
Unsalted butter 100g / 3.5oz
Plain flour 100g / 3.5oz

[@PillSharks]

That looks bloody delicious Matt..

[@freelyfarmexploits8854]

My favourite TV chef! Just love the unpretentious presentation. Hands on, easy instruction! That is a delicious looking fish pie there Winston. Great stuff!

[@freelyfarmexploits8854]

Do you have a tip pot, I would like to contribute my man

[@heywhotsgoinon8286]

Looks absolutely scrumptious.

[@TastyEscapes]

First time I have even heard of this and I am digging it!

[@dayanmao1820]

That looks excellent. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks.

[@johnfisher7757]

Nice! Will give that a go next week

[@jewelcitizen2567]

This channel will grow sir. You’ll have easily smashed 1000 Subs by Christmas and then onwards and upwards 👌🏻

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Hope so mate, thanks again for the support

[@jewelcitizen2567]

Will try and send some subs your way next week sir.

[@narrowboatmum165]

Looks delicious 😀

[@cannmc]

Delicious.That's a dinner taken care of for next week, after Thanksgiving.

[@heatherlinton6927]

Ooh! Yum what a fantastic dish.... Thanks for sharing 👌

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Thanks Heather, had some issues with sound quality though? Fish pie is one of my daughter's favourites so it gets made a lot in our house.

[@nlbhaduri]

Well you just made me crave a fish dish that I didn’t remember liking! I’m going to prepare this recipe for dinner! Thanks Uncle Matt!

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

hope it went well, thanks for watching my video

[@GuruJamz]

Wow, you have really helped me up my cooking skills, so easy to follow, simple & classy. Always wanted to cook the British classic meals, so thanks a lot Uncle Matt!

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

You are most welcome and thanks for such a nice comment, always love that x

[@jacovm3091]

I liked that even though the video is not for professionals you still left a little bit of Slack in the process of cooking Decisions…very well done!!

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Thank you

[@johnleggatt4953]

In just making his fish pie well explained an easy

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

thank you

[@NICKBYN]

I now know why you had to stop your other videos, Winston. Your family needs you in the kitchen! That looks a truly epic fisherman's pie.

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

The other guy still makes videos but only on rumble, too much censorship here

[@billgriffin7346]

Well Matt, have just cooked your fish pie, and bloody good it was too! Spot on. Should have bee enough for tomorrow, but the greedy sods have scoffed it all!

[@vicbanks9079]

There's many fish pie renditions online, yours is plentiful and savory. Like the leeks n peas. And cheesy. Looks a winner. Now what would you drink with that? Cider? Beer? Sauvignon blanc? Or mojitos? lol

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

For me sayvingon blanc is the best, but really whatever you like

[@shabia71khanom45]

Did you use Dijon mustard or English in the white sauce?

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

I use dijon usually, English is a bit strong but I'm sure it would be fine

[@lindawarren6721]

Omgosh mouthwateringly delicious 🤗at 9.30am (Johannesburg South Africa 11.11.2020).

[@garethdavies4554]

Made this the other day and it was absolutely amazing 👍🏼

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Got to love a good fish pie

[@python27au]

Hmmmmmm, nice. The wife’s allergic to prawns☹️ any recommendations for a replacement? My goto is scallops but I can’t always get them.

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

shame about the shellfish allergy for your wife mate, Scallops would be amazing and quite expensive. Monk fish has a similar texture to lobster so would be lovely, but also quite expensive. TBH any fish will work in this pie, it's one of those dishes that would use up whatever fish the fisherman had left over

[@python27au]

@@unclemattscookerylessons The wife was really disappointed when she developed the allergy she loved them, thanks mate. Definitely one to try out.

[@bengalimomsweden5750]

så delicious looks it.

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

thank you so much x

[@seanonel]

Just fold the raw fish straight into the hot bechamel. It'll be almost cooked by the time the "pie" is assembled. It still infuses the sauce with fishy flavor and it saves a big chunk of time and cleaning up.

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Good tip thanks

[@seanonel]

@@unclemattscookerylessons Thank you for your appreciation. Just to clarify, I use the Escoffier method of making a Bechamel sauce i.e I make a basic roux, set aside and then infuse my milk with aromatics before melding the two...

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

@@seanonel Escoffier was a revolutionary, not just with cooking techniques, I believe he also made kitchens a much safer place to work. I hear that cooks died very young due to coal smoke, he changed kitchen design and lengthened the lives of those working. Good bloke

[@seanonel]

@@unclemattscookerylessons I never knew that! I do know that he worked at the Savoy which was directly opposite my office on Fleet Street though. Would love to get my hands on an English translation of his book...

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

@@seanonel I have a copy of Larousse Gastronomique, which is an encyclopaedia with most or all of his recipes. It's pretty useful to have on your bookshelf when planning a classic video

[@miladydewinter7770]

I like to add cheese to the Bechamel Sauce - thanks !

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

very nice, I love the combination of cheese with fish

[@redmi9834]

If you add prawns won't they go rubbery? They need a very short time to cook. I would think that half an hour plus in the oven would make them very tough and chewy.

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Honestly it's good this way, I think as they're cooking slowly they stay tender. Of course you're right about them if you are pan frying though

[@mitathomson438]

Yuuummmm🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@user-gt9xd8bq3h]

Hi, can you use oat milk instead for the white sauce?

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Yes any milk alternative will work just fine, if you can't have butter for the white sauce you can simply use corn flour/starch to thicken the the oat milk

[@user-gt9xd8bq3h]

@@unclemattscookerylessons thanks for your reply :)

[@jaynefederici9140]

Looks good. Can I ask why do you poach the smoked fish but not the rest of the fish?

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

I like to get the smokey flavour into the milk, whether it makes that much difference I'm not sure, but i just prefer this way. Thanks for asking

[@jaynefederici9140]

@@unclemattscookerylessons oh Ok. I assume the heat of the oven is enough to cook the fish.

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

@@jaynefederici9140 yes definitely, when the potatoes nice and browned the fish will be fully cooked

[@jaynefederici9140]

@@unclemattscookerylessons thank you. I'm going to make this.

[@grannyshore1861]

Is prawns also called" shrimp" ?

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Yes, many different varieties. In the UK we usually have prawns, shrimps are very small. Langoustines are probably the most prized, for a fisherman's pie you can simply select any fish you like, think of the video as a techniques recipe. Enjoy

[@lorrainebarber8592]

Garlic in fish pie ? Never heard of that before, it must dominate the other delicate flavours.

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

little bit of garlic is really nice, I don't notice it directly as for me it just rounds out the flavour. bit like celery and carrot in a stock if you know what i mean?

[@chimarosemarym9881]

Veg not raised. You could still dirt on them

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

I don't understand your comment

[@cliveclapham6451]

Still too fishy for me😱, entertaining though 🤔😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

Cauliflower soup coming next, enough fish for a while now. Thanks for supporting

[@cliveclapham6451]

@@unclemattscookerylessons Sounds yummy👍👍👍👍👏👏🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@stevecray8282]

WOW! Matt, will you marry me 😘lol

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

I'll need to check with my lady first

[@stevecray8282]

@@unclemattscookerylessons Me too! 😂

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

@@stevecray8282 #metoo?

[@davidharries7129]

Wrong, you not say English dish you should say British because where 4 countries all together

[@unclemattscookerylessons]

I will always be a proud Englishman first, I'm British second. Every other year I'm European when the rider cup is on.

[@artensoll]

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