Freezer-raid fish pie | Jamie Oliver recipes (2024)

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Does fish pie freeze well? ›

To freeze. Cool the assembled pie completely without baking. Cover with a lid or a double layer of foil. Label and freeze for up to 3 months.

Defrost in a refrigerator

Remove from all packaging, place in a bowl, cover. Defrost in a refrigerator for 12 hours. Once defrosted, drain, keep refrigerated and use within 24 hours.

The Fishmonger Fish Pie Mix 400g | ALDI.

With all natural ingredients and plenty of cream and herbs, this fabulously flavoursome sauce makes the perfect fish pie surprisingly simple. Created in The Cornish Fishmonger's Kitchen by an experienced, award-winning chef - our Fish Pie Sauce is creamy and carefully crafted with fresh seasonings and flavours.

One of the best things about fish pie is the fact you can make it ahead of a celebration and freeze it. You need to consider a couple of things when freezing a fish though. Cooked boiled eggs don't freeze well, so it would be best to leave them out of the recipe if you know it's going straight in the freezer.

Nigella's Nursery Fish Pie (from FEAST) is a potato-topped pie that contains smoked and fresh haddock, boiled eggs and peas. Unfortunately boiled eggs do not freeze well and the whites tend to become rubbery and unpalatable once thawed, so we do not recommend freezing the pie with eggs in.

I nuked it in the microwave, so nice and hot. TBH - it was better today than yesterday! Whether the fish was frozen or fresh when you made the pie is irrelevant. Reheat thoroughly as you should with most things.

The answer is yes. But pay attention to the way you thaw and, conversely, the way you freeze. Most foods previously frozen, thawed and then cooked can be refrozen as long as they have not been sitting at room temperature for more than two hours.

Defrost thoroughly and consume within 24 hours. Do not refreeze once defrosted.

If, however, you have used skimmed (non-fat) milk or the type that only has 1% fat, then the sauce can curdle as the water content is so high. Otherwise we wonder if the pie is being slightly overheated. In this case the fish will overcook and extra water will be squeezed out, leaving a watery section in the pie.

What is the fancy name for fish pie? ›

Fish pie, also known as fisherman's pie, is a traditional British dish.

A broken sauce is generally caused by the separation of sauces into two components: a watery liquid and an oily film on top. This happens when there's too much fat or liquid in the mixture. This can happen when there are not enough emulsifiers (which help keep your ingredients together).

Since both sauces are made using anchovies and fermented for up to 18 months, they have a similar umami flavor. That said, Worcestershire sauce is much lower in sodium at 65 mg per teaspoon (5mL), slightly thicker, and may have a different flavor profile. Swap fish sauce for Worcestershire sauce at a 1-to-1 ratio.

Peel, slice into quarters and arrange on top of the fish, then scatter over the chopped leaves of a small bunch of parsley. Make the sauce. Melt 50g butter in a pan, stir in 50g plain flour and cook for 1 min over moderate heat. Take off the heat, pour in a little of the cold poaching milk, then stir until blended.

Fish Pie Leftovers

In the freezer This recipe freezes well. I tend to make it all up to the point where you put it in the oven and then freeze. Allow to defrost fully and then bake in the oven on the day you want to eat it.

The fish will be dryer when reheated but it should still taste good. It's important the cooked fish pie is cooled as quickly as possible then covered and refrigerated overnight. Then when you reheat it must be until it is piping hot throughout.

Cool within 1-2hrs, then store in an airtight container in fridge. Use leftovers in fridge within 2 days. When reheating make sure food is piping hot all the way through. Only reheat once.

"You can either reserve the fish pie in the fridge where it will keep until the next day for you to bake or cling film well and place into the freezer until required."