Baked Fish and Potato Pie

To feed 4 people you will need about 500gms of firm fleshed fish,

such as shark and about 500gms of Potato - about 4 medium sized potatoes.

Slice the potatoes, about 1/2 cms - peel them if you must and cook them in a pan of salted water until almost cooked. Whilst the potatoes are cooked make up the paste sauce.

In a blender put

A handful of fresh parsley - or a mixture of parsley and basil or your favourite herbs
2 cloves of garlic
Zest of a medium sized lemon
Juice of the lemon  -  tablespoons is enough
1 good t4easpoon of Dijon or grainy mustard
3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

Blend until you have a runny paste
When the potatoes are cooked, drain and arrange half the potatoes in the bottom of an oven to table dish
Dice the fish into chunks and layer on top
A generous grind of pepper over the fish then pour the blended parsley mixture over the fish.
Finish the topping with the remainder of the potatoes, overlapping if possible and grate Parmesan Cheese over the top  (or your favourite cheese)
Bake in 180c oven for about 30 minutes until fish is cooked and top is golden brown.

19th August 2005