This is a perfect recipe for entertaining and wouldn't need anything to go with it other than a simple green salad. The fish can be varied according to what's available as long as you have 2ΒΌ lb (1 kg)...
The absence of high street fishmongers nowadays always poses problems, so it's important to point out that this recipe can be made using all frozen shellfish and any variety of white fish. However, what...
First it's important to note that both the pastry and the filling can be made in advance - but don't forget to allow about 1 hour for the pastry to return to room temperature before rolling out. Because...
This is what I call comfort food - the kind of thing to make on a cold, grey winter's day. You can vary the vegetables if you like (I quite like it with mushrooms replacing half the leeks).
This is best of all made with wild brambles, which seem to have twice as much flavour as the cultivated kind. If you want a larger pie to serve eight people, use a 3 pint (1.75 litre) pie dish and a pie...
Home-made individual bacon and egg pies, baked in patty tins or as a whole pie, make a very good and easily transportable picnic dish. Alternatively, they are nice served warm after the picnic if the weather...