AWESOME FISH PIE
Serves 6
Difficulty level: Medium
Time: 50 minutes

​Dietary key:
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Grain free
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Dairy free
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Gluten free
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Paleo (if sub out white potato)
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Low carb (if sub out potato for cauliflower)
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Ketogenic (if sub out potato for cauliflower and leave out carrot)
This is a different take to a traditional fish pie with dairy free alternatives used.
It can be made well in advance for convenience.
Ingredients
4 tsp organic butter
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp organic unsweetened almond milk
500g swordfish (or either meaty fish), skin & bones removed
1 brown onion, roughly chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
100g mushrooms (any type work well)
1 leek, finely sliced
1.5 cups chicken or fish broth (see my bone broth recipe here)
2 tsp lemon juice
2 carrot, roughly chopped
2 sticks of celery, roughly chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley
2 fresh bay leaves
270mL can of Ayam coconut cream
5 large white potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tbsp arrowroot starch
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp sriracha
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Method
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Turn oven onto a moderate oven of 180 degrees celcius to warm up.
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Cube the swordfish into 2cm cube pieces
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Put large sized deep pan on stove on med-high heat
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​Add olive oil to pan. Add garlic, onions and leek and saute for 3-4 mins
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Add mushrooms, celery and carrot and continue sautee-ing for another 3-4 minutes
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Reduce heat to low and add stock, sriracha, dijon mustard, bay leaves and parsley. Gently mix until combined.
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Add fish and coconut cream and mix again until combined.
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Remove approx 1/2 cup of the liquid into a small bowl or mug. Add arrowroot powder to the removed liquid and stir until consistent and smooth. Add back into the pan and stir through.
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Allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice.
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Whilst the inner contents of the fish pie are simmering, steam the potatoes in a double boiler.
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Once cooked through, add butter and almond milk, and mash the potato or blend in food processor until smooth.
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Add fish pie contents to a deep casserole dish, with approx 5-6 high sides.
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Top with mashed potato (similar to a shepherd's pie) and bake in the oven for approx 20-30 minutes or until the top is slightly golden.
Alternatives: Potato mash topping can be replaced with cauliflower mash, sweet potato mash or other root vegetables