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Fish & Chorizo Potato Pie

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Now who does not love a Fish & Potato Pie! But, with the addition of Chorizo, a spanish style sausage, well, it is to die for! And it also bulks out your fish making meals go further. Fish & Chorizo Potato Pie was born after I made Chorizo Cod Stew, my mind began to race & my heart pounded, how about omitting the beans & baking with a potato pie topping? My mind does that to me some times ;-) No wonder I am called Nutty!

Click the Method tab below to see a step-by-step guide on how to make my Fish & Chorizo Potato Pie, along with some pictures as guidance.

fish and chorizo pie cooked

ingredients

Here's what you need :¬)

serves 4

for the base

  • 200g mild spanish Chorizo ring thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 large spring onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • pinch of salt & pepper
  • 400g fresh cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 250g frozen smoked haddock*
  • 250g frozen cod*
  • 1/2 lemon — juiced
  • handful of fresh marjoram or parsley

*NB: the fish will naturally break up into chunks, so don't worry!

for the mash

  • 1.2kg peeled, med' sized potatoes, quartered
  • 1 Heaped Tbsp Salt
  • 50g (at least!) salted Butter*
  • 40ml milk
  • 1 egg whisked

*More butter please!

method

There's just a little preparation to make this dish, but make sure you halve the cherry tomatoes, as this is essential to create the sauce for the dish.

So, get everything ready, do your chopping and put your potatoes on to boil for the mash, then you are ready to make the pie filling.

Frying the chorizo melts and releases the paprika infused fat, which is a lovely red colour, it is so full of flavour, especially when cooked till slightly crisp, that it permeates the entire dish. Totaly gorgeous!

ingredients for the filling
ingredients

Method for the base

  1. heat a heavy based pan & add oil
  2. once shimmering, add your Chorizo slices
  3. fry for 3 to 4 minutes until crisp on both sides
fry the chorizo
chorizo frying
  1. add onions, garlic, salt & smoked paprika
add the onions
onions added to frying chorizo
  1. fry for 3 mins on low
cook until soft
onions softened with frying chorizo
  1. add spring onions
add spring onions
spring onions added to onions and chorizo
  1. add smoked paprika
add smoked paprika
smoked paprika added to pan
  1. stir in the tomatoes & cook for 5 minutes
add cherry tomatoes
cherry tomatoes added to pan
  1. nestle in your fish, lemon juice & herbs, cover & turn the ring to medium to thaw the fish
add fish
fish added to pan

Method for the mash

  1. place your potatoes into a large sauce pan & add salt
  2. once boiling set a timer for 20 mins
  3. drain and allow to steam for a moment
  4. place your milk & butter into the same hot pan & allow to melt
  5. mash until silky smooth, no lumps please!
  6. check the seasoning & more salt if required
  7. add your egg, take a table fork (or whisk) and beat / whisk the mash

Build the Fish & Chorizo Potato Pie

Use a deep dish for this, so that you can bury all your pie filling under the mash

  1. pre-heat your oven to 180c
  2. select a oven proof dish large enough to contain all the ingredients
  3. add your pie filling into the dish
filling in for pie
cooked pie filling tipped into square dish
  1. top with the hot mash

Note: making swirly patterns on top of the mash not only looks pretty, but, it creates loads of edges that will brown and crisp up. Some say these are the best bits!

top with mash
fish and chorizo pie topped with potato
  1. bake @ 180c for 45 minutes
  2. *check the dish is hot throughout the center with a thermometer — 60°C is perfect

* or push a knife into the center and test on the back of your hand, it should be really hot!

fish and chorizo pie
fish and chorizo pie cooked

Serving suggestion for Fish & Chorizo Potato Pie: Well this one's easy, remove the dish from the oven & place into the center of the table: four bowls & four forks is all that it requires :-)

fish and chorizo pie
fish and chorizo pie plated
...nothing else required!

Fish and chorizo with a crusty, toast creamy mash, who'd have thought it? Absolute genius!