Fish Pie With Sweet Potato Topping - cooking recipe

Ingredients

50 g butter
1 bunch spring onion, sliced
50 g plain flour
400 ml milk
500 g cod, coley skinned & cut into chunks or 500 g haddock fillets, skinned & cut into chunks
200 g cooked tiger shrimp
150 g smoked salmon, cut into strips
200 g cooked scallops
1 tablespoon chopped dill or 1 tablespoon parsley
1 lemon, zest of
1 lemon, juice of
TOPPING
700 g sweet potatoes, peeled
40 g butter
50 g matured cheddar cheese, grated

Preparation

Preheat oven to 180\u00b0/gas 4.
Melt butter in large pan.
Add onion; saute.
Stir in flour & cook for about 30 secs before gradually adding milk.
Bring to a simmer & cook for a couple of minutes until you have a smooth thick sauce.
Stir in the white fish, prawns,smoked salmon. scallops, dill/parsley lemon zest & juice.
Add salt & pepper at this stage if needed.
Once the sauce is bubbling & the cod is starting to flake a little, remove from the heat.
Spoon into a large 1.5 - 1.8 ltr pie dish OR 4 individual dishes.
Leave to cool whilst preparing the topping.
TOPPING:
Coarsely grate the sweet potato.
Place in a clean tea towel & squeeze out the excess water.
Melt the butter in a pan & add the potato.
Stir over a medium heat for a couple of minutes until the potato is coated in Butter & starting to soften.
Scatter the potato over the top of the pie, leaving a rough topping rather than pressing it down.
Sprinkle over the grated cheese.
Place on a baking tray and bake for 30 mins until the top is golden and the filling is starting to bubble over the edges.
Serve with garlic bread & salad of choice.