Low Calorie Fish Pie
'Adapted from a recipe by Janet Burns Booth'
Ingredients:
1 leek, finely sliced
125g smoked haddock, filleted and skinless
125g cod or haddock fillet, skinless
1 small tuna steak, cut into small pieces
300mls skimmed milk
1 teaspoon cornflour
Grated zest of 1 lemon, and then the lemon sliced for topping
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Thyme and Parsley, finely chopped
Method:
Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6
Place the sliced leeks in a large pan and add 1 tablespoon water
Simmer for 5 minutes with the lid on, or until the leeks are soft
Add the smoked haddock, cod and the milk to the pan and simmer with the lid on for 5 minutes before adding the tuna
Cook for another couple of minutes
Drain and remove the fish and leeks and put them into an oven proof dish
Mix the cornflour with a little water and add it to the hot milk from the pan
Heat it gently until the milk thickens and then season to taste with salt and pepper and half of the chopped fresh herbs
Pour the milk sauce over the fish and leeks
Mix the grated lemon zest with the breadcrumbs, and then scatter them evenly over the top of the pie filling
Add the remaining chopped herbs
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling hot
Fish pie is one of my favourite comfort foods, so to find a recipe that is low calorie is great.
The combination of different fish including a smoked fish is my favourite and using skimmed milk rather than cream means I can have an extra big portion without feeling guilty!
I'll certainly give this recipe a try.
Thanks. Yes I have to say I'm slightly partial to fish pie myself. I would rather have a fish pie than a meat and two veg and as you say low calorie makes it even more appealing.
We would love you to come back and let us know how you get on.
Looks good and nutritious.
Thanks Lisa. Yes it is and delicious too!