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Dairy Council

Young Cook Finalist Recipes

Smoked Trout Fish Pies

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Morag Stewart
School
Sullivan Upper School, Holywood
Teacher
Miss Sarah Henry Key Stage 4

Ingredients

350ml Northern Ireland milk

1½ tbsp Northern Ireland butter

60g flour

Small bunch dill, chopped

Large bunch spring onions, chopped

Zest of one lemon

175g smoked trout fillets, skin and bones removed

450g potatoes

250g French beans

250g frozen peas

100g hazelnuts

Zest of one orange

1 garlic clove

Small bunch chives, chopped

2 tbsp olive oil

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Morag Stewart
School
Sullivan Upper School, Holywood
Teacher
Miss Sarah Henry Key Stage 4

Method

Preheat the oven to 200ºC.

Begin by boiling the potatoes.

Meanwhile, for the fish sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and gradually add the milk. Bubble the sauce until thick for a couple of minutes. Add the dill, three quarters of the spring onions, lemon zest and trout. Season and pour into 4 individual pie dishes.

When the potatoes are cooked drain and mash with a dash of milk and a knob of butter. Add the remaining spring onions and spoon over the fish.

Place the fish pies into the oven and cook for about 15 – 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.

While the pies are cooking make the salad. Blanch the French beans for 2 minutes in a pan of boiling water. Then refresh under cold water to keep the crunch. Cook the peas for 2 minutes (in the same water), strain and refresh under cold water. Toast the hazelnuts for about 5 minutes until brown and roughly chop. Put into a bowl and add orange zest, garlic, olive oil and chives. Mix and season.