Fish pie
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Fish pie, also known as fisherman's pie, is a traditional British dish.
Origins
According to Cook's Illustrated, the dish was likely created to make use of fish scraps during Lent.[1] Template:Ill 1615 A New Booke of Cookerie contained recipes for eel and carp pies that called for scraps.[1] Template:Ill 1889 The Steward’s Handbook and Guide to Party Catering instructs the cook to poach the fish, then drain it and cover it in cream before baking.[1]
Ingredients
The pie is usually made with fresh and smoked fish (for example, cod, haddock, salmon or halibut) or seafood in a white sauce[1] or cheddar cheese sauce made using the milk the fish was poached in.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Hard-boiled eggs are a common additional ingredient.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Parsley or chives are sometimes added to the sauce. It is oven-baked in a deep dish but is not usually made with the shortcrust or puff pastry casing that is associated with most savoury pies (e.g. steak and kidney pie).[1]
In place of a pastry casing enclosing the pie, a topping of mashed potatoes[1] (sometimes with cheese or vegetables such as onions and leeks added)[2] is used to cover the fish during baking. The dish is sometimes referred to as "fisherman's pie" because the mashed potato topping is similar to that used for shepherd's pie.[1]
Royal fish pie
Gifts of fish pie to the king were a common tradition for various occasions. In a Lenten tradition, the town of Yarmouth was required to bake 100 herrings into two dozen pies and send them to the king.[3][4] The prior of Llanthony, Gloucester, baked eels and carp into a pie as a gift to Henry VIII in 1530.[4] In 1752 one was sent to the Prince of Wales. The tradition was also recorded during the reign of Queen Victoria.[4]
Gallery
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The stargazy pie is a traditional Cornish pie made with the heads of pilchards protruding through the crust.
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Fish pies are also popular in parts of Russia.
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Fish pie with sweet potato topping
See also
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- Stargazy pie
- Shepherd's pie, an unrelated meat-based dish which also uses potato instead of pastry
- List of pies, tarts and flans
Notes
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References
- Murdoch (2004) Essential Seafood Cookbook Pies, casseroles and bakes, pp. 254–295. Murdoch Books. Template:ISBN.
External links
- How to cook perfect fish pie The Guardian, 27 January 2011.
- Recipes for luxury fish pie and fisherman's pie from the BBC Food website.