
Moules Marinière Fish Pie
British
Pie
Ingredients
- 1KG Wild Welsh Mussels
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 shallots (or 1 onion) chopped
- 6 garlic cloves
- 200ml dry white wine
- Large handful of parsley, chopped
- 250ml double cream
- 1-2tbsp corn flour, mixed with warm cooking liquor
- Handful of frozen peas
- 300g white fish, diced
- 300g trout bites
- 750-1kg mash potato
- 50g breadcrumbs
- 50g grated cheddar
Directions
- Put a large pan over a medium heat and melt the butter. Add the shallots with a pinch of salt and cook gently until completely soft. Add the garlic and cook for a minute until fragrant.
- Add the mussels and white wine, cover with a lid and cook for 2–3 minutes until the mussels open. Lift them out, discard any that haven’t opened, keeping the cooking liquor in the pan.
- Once cool enough to handle, remove the mussels from their shells and discard the shells.
- Put the pan back on a medium heat, add the cream and bring to a gentle simmer. Whisk in the corn flour slurry until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, then take it off the heat and stir through the parsley.
- Gently fold in the peas to cool the mixture down, then add the diced white fish, trout and the mussels. Season lightly, then transfer to a baking dish.
- Pipe on mash potato, top with breadcrumbs laced with grated cheddar and bake at 200°C for 20–25 minutes until golden and crisp and bubbling at the edges. Rest briefly before serving.