Smoked Trout Pie Recipes

SMOKED TROUT PIE

Steps:

• Remove the trout flesh from the bones, and set aside in a bowl.
• Place the bones into a medium sized saucepan and pour over cold water to half-fill the pan and bring to the boil for 10 minutes to make stock.
• Meanwhile, heat butter and boil in a frying pan over low heat and sauté the capsicum/bell pepper and fennel bulb until soft.
• Strain the stock into a jug, you need approximately 300 ml.
• Add the stock to the capsicum/bell pepper and fennel and simmer until it has reduced by half.
• Add the cream and trout and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the dill, lime zest and juice and cook a further 2 minutes.
• Place the trout mixture into one pie dish or two individual dishes.
• Tear the bread into pieces and place on a baking tray and place in the oven until golden brown on a low heat (about 150C) until they are dried out and scatter the toasted bread pieces on top of the pie and sprinkle with parmesan.
• Cook under a preheat grill/broiler for 2 minutes until golden and cheese is melted.
• Top with dill and fennel fronds.

FISH PIE

Steps:

• Push a clove into the skin of each onion. Place in a pot or large skillet, add milk, turn stove onto medium high heat.
• When milk is barely simmering, add fish - don't worry if it's not entirely covered, it can be turned / moved around.
• Poach fish for 7 minutes, then use a slotted spoon to transfer fish straight into a medium baking dish (Note 8).
• Flake into chunks using forks. Remove bones if you see any.
• Use slotted spoon to remove onion and cloves from milk, discard. RESERVE milk.
• Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Boil water for potatoes.
• Melt butter in a large, deep skillet or pot over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic, cook for 1 minute. Then add celery and carrot, cook for 5 minutes until carrot is soft.
• Turn heat down to medium low. Add flour, mix in - it will look gluey.
• Add half the milk and quickly start mixing. Once incorporated, the mixture will thicken quickly. Add remaining milk and stir. (Video helpful here)
• Turn heat up to medium and keep stirring until the mixture thickens to the consistency of honey - about 3 minutes. (Note 7)
• Take it off the heat, stir through tarragon and parsley. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Scatter top of flaked fish with peas, then pour over the Sauce. GENTLY stir through (don't want fish to turn into mush!).*
• Smooth top, then nestle egg in all over the pie.
• Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add potatoes and cook for 15 minutes or until soft. (Do this while making the Sauce).
• Drain potato, add butter, milk, salt and pepper. Mash until creamy - add more milk if required.
• Immediately dollop then spread onto pie (cold mash = hard to spread).
• Use fork to draw squiggles on surface (rough surface = better golden bits).
• Drizzle surface with melted butter, sprinkle with parmesan.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until top is deep golden.
• Stand for 5 minutes before serving, garnished with parsley if desired. See notes for reheating and make ahead.

SMOKED TROUT PATE

Steps:

• Pulse the first 7 ingredients in a food processor until blended. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. Serve with cucumber slices and assorted crackers.,

SMOKED FISH PIE

Steps:

• Melt butter over a low heat.
• Add flour and salt n pepper and cook until it resembles bread crumbs.
• Remove from heat and add cream and milk gradually stirring between each addition with a whisk.
• Put back onto heat and stir until thick.
• Saute' onion in a little olive oil, add curry powder and cook until onion is clear and curry is aromatic.
• Chop dill finely and add onion, curry, dill and parsley to white sauce.
• Flake up fish and add to sauce, fold in gently and put into pie dish.
• Lightly mash together Kumara, garlic and salt n pepper.
• Lay evenly over fish and sauce, sprinkle grated cheese on top then bread crumbs and top with a sprinkle of paprika.
• Bake at 170 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.