Post by braided-rug on Jan 21, 2008 15:28:40 GMT 10
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SMOKED FISH PIE
2 fillets of smoked cod (about 500 grams, but this is a very flexible dish)
a cup of milk
a tablespoon of flour
a tablespoon of butter
2 cups of mashed potatoes
juice of two lemons
salt and pepper to taste
teaspoon of fresh or pinch of dried catnip
tablespoon of fresh parsley.
Cook the cod in the microwave in a small amount of water (it's already smoked, so two minutes ought to do it or follow the directions on the packet if it is frozen). The fish is cooked when it flakes easily and looks white all through. If it isnt cooked, put it back for 30 seconds at a time until it is.
Take two oven dishes, a small one and a human sized one. Into the small one put all the yummy red skin off the fish and a handful of flaked flesh (remove all bones and discard somewhere with a tightly fitting lid). Do not add salt or pepper or lemon juice to the small dish; add catnip. Season the big dish and add lemon juice. In a small saucepan, Melt the butter and rub in the flour. Add the milk slowly, whisking until it has no lumps. If you can't make white sauce, use one of those admirable packets. If you haven't tried it for awhile, have a go and whisk madly with a balloon whisk - it works for me. When the sauce doesn't taste floury any more, add the parsley, pour the sauce over both dishes, mix, and cap the large dish with mashed potato. Smoothe it over the surface, then rake it with a fork and glaze with milk.
Insert into a moderate oven and cook the large dish for half an hour. The small dish needs ten minutes. Take it out and allow it to cool quietly on the sink until you are serving the fish pie. You may then serve a smaller fish dish to the feline companion, who may then allow you to eat in peace. Or not, of course, You know how it is with cats.
For an easy and relatively reliable cat treat, chop the ends of your smoked salmon into a dish of that gourmet cat food. Or open a can of sardines. Catnip, a mint, is easy to grow in a hanging basket and most cats like it - though not all. However, I have had cats whose favourite treats were plain potato crisps, tomato paste, vegemite and the cooked pineapple off pizza. As proprietors, we just have to do the best we can.
From: www.earthlydelights.net.au/recipes.html#fish
SMOKED FISH PIE
2 fillets of smoked cod (about 500 grams, but this is a very flexible dish)
a cup of milk
a tablespoon of flour
a tablespoon of butter
2 cups of mashed potatoes
juice of two lemons
salt and pepper to taste
teaspoon of fresh or pinch of dried catnip
tablespoon of fresh parsley.
Cook the cod in the microwave in a small amount of water (it's already smoked, so two minutes ought to do it or follow the directions on the packet if it is frozen). The fish is cooked when it flakes easily and looks white all through. If it isnt cooked, put it back for 30 seconds at a time until it is.
Take two oven dishes, a small one and a human sized one. Into the small one put all the yummy red skin off the fish and a handful of flaked flesh (remove all bones and discard somewhere with a tightly fitting lid). Do not add salt or pepper or lemon juice to the small dish; add catnip. Season the big dish and add lemon juice. In a small saucepan, Melt the butter and rub in the flour. Add the milk slowly, whisking until it has no lumps. If you can't make white sauce, use one of those admirable packets. If you haven't tried it for awhile, have a go and whisk madly with a balloon whisk - it works for me. When the sauce doesn't taste floury any more, add the parsley, pour the sauce over both dishes, mix, and cap the large dish with mashed potato. Smoothe it over the surface, then rake it with a fork and glaze with milk.
Insert into a moderate oven and cook the large dish for half an hour. The small dish needs ten minutes. Take it out and allow it to cool quietly on the sink until you are serving the fish pie. You may then serve a smaller fish dish to the feline companion, who may then allow you to eat in peace. Or not, of course, You know how it is with cats.
For an easy and relatively reliable cat treat, chop the ends of your smoked salmon into a dish of that gourmet cat food. Or open a can of sardines. Catnip, a mint, is easy to grow in a hanging basket and most cats like it - though not all. However, I have had cats whose favourite treats were plain potato crisps, tomato paste, vegemite and the cooked pineapple off pizza. As proprietors, we just have to do the best we can.
From: www.earthlydelights.net.au/recipes.html#fish