Dinner

Fish Chowder Pies

Name: Fish Chowder Pies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 rindless bacon rashers, coarsely chopped; 40 g butter; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 Tbsp plain flour; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup cream; 2 small potatoes, cut into 1cm pieces; 600 g firm white fish fillets, cut into 2cm pieces; 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives, plus extra to serve; 1 egg, beaten lightly; 2 sheets puff pastry; 2 sheets short crust pastry; 1 medium brown onion, coarsely chopped

Preparation time
15 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Serves 6

Warm up those wintry days and nights with these Fish Chowder Pies! These puff pastry pies are simple to prepare, and also quick to bake, which makes for an easy dinner recipe for entertaining.

Dietary Information

Low Sugar

Ingredients

Butter - 40 g
Medium brown onion, coarsely chopped - 1
Garlic, crushed - 1 clove
Rindless bacon rashers, coarsely chopped - 3
Plain flour - 2 Tbsp
Milk - 1 cup
Cream - 1/2 cup
Small potatoes, cut into 1cm pieces - 2
Firm white fish fillets, cut into 2cm pieces - 600 g
Finely chopped fresh chives, plus extra to serve - 1/4 cup
Short crust pastry - 2 sheets
Egg, beaten lightly - 1
Puff pastry - 2 sheets

Method

In a large saucepan, melt butter and cook onion, garlic and bacon, stirring, until onion softens.
Add flour, cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually stir in combined milk and cream. Bring to the boil. Add potato and allow to simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes. Add fish; simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes; cool. Stir in chives.
Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced) Grease six-hole muffin tray.
Cut six 12cm rounds from shortcrust pastry. Press into pan holes. Brush edges with a little of the egg. Spoon fish chowder into pastry cases.
Cut six 9cm rounds from puff pastry; top chowder with puff pastry rounds. Press edges firmly to seal. Brush tops with remaining egg. Cut a small slit in top of each pie.
Bake pies for about 25 minutes. Stand in the pan for 5 minutes before serving, top-side up, sprinkled with chopped fresh chives.

Tip – makes 12 using a regular muffin tray

PER SERVE Energy 3349kJ • Protein 32g • Total Fat 51g • Saturated Fat 31g • Carbohydrates 52g • Sugars 5g • Sodium 749mg

Dietary and nutritional info supplied by NZ Nutrition Foundation

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