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Title: Seafood Pie
Yield: 6

Ingredients

    750 g  cod; (11/2 lb)
    750 ml milk; (11/4 pints)
    125 g  button mushrooms; sliced
           -(4oz)
      2 md leeks; sliced
     65 g  butter; (21/2 oz)
     40 g  plain flour; (11/2 oz)
      1    113 gram bag frozen prawns;
           -defrosted (4oz)
      1    hard-boiled egg; finely
           -chopped
      1    salt and freshly ground
           -black peppe; r
    250 g  fresh puff pastry; (8oz)
      1    beaten egg; to glaze

Instructions

1. Poach the cod in the milk for 10-12 minutes, until tender. Skin and
flake the fish and reserve the liquid.

2. Gently fry the mushrooms and leeks in 25g (1oz) of the butter for 2-3
minutes. Drain thoroughly.

3. Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and cook for
1-2 minutes. Gradually blend in the reserved liquid, bring to the boil
and simmer for 2 minutes.

4. Add the cod, mushrooms, leeks, prawns, egg and seasoning and transfer
to a 1.5 litre (21/2 pint) pie dish.

5. Roll out the pastry thinly to 5cm (2 inches) larger than the dish.
Cut off a narrow strip all round and use to cover the dampened rim of the
dish, brush with water.

6. Cover the dish with the lid, sealing the edges well. Trim and flute
the edges, make a hole in the centre and decorate with leaves cut out from
the trimmings.

7. Brush with beaten egg and bake in a preheated oven 200oC/400°F/Gas
Mark 6 for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Serve hot.

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NOTES : A real taste of the ocean. You could use any white fish of your
choice for this recipe.

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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