Fish and chip pie

Name: Fish and chip pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 6 - 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 225 g plain flour, plus extra to dust; 150 g butter, chilled and cut into cubes; finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 2 medium potatoes (about 300g); 1 tbsp. olive oil; 500 g white fish fillets, skinned; 150 g cooked king prawns; 300 mL double cream; 2 medium eggs; small handful fresh parsley, finely chopped

We've taken our beloved fish and chips and turned it into a delicious tart. It's a delicious weekend treat.

By The GH Kitchen TeamUpdated: 27 November 2023

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If fish and chips is one of your favourite meals, then you've got to try this fish and chip pie.

It's technically a tart (as there's no pastry top) and it does require a bit of forward planning, but it's certainly worth the effort for flaky, tender pieces of fish, crispy chips, mixed into a creamy tart filling.

If you're short on time you could definitely use pre-made fish and chips from your favourite supermarket, too.

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Yields:

6 - 8 serving(s)

Prep Time:

45 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr 25 mins

Total Time:

2 hrs 10 mins

Cal/Serv:

548

Ingredients

225 g plain flour, plus extra to dust
150 g butter, chilled and cut into cubes
finely grated zest of 1 lemon

For the filling

2 medium potatoes (about 300g)
1 Tbsp. olive oil
500 g white fish fillets, skinned
150 g cooked king prawns
300 ml double cream
2 medium eggs
small handful fresh parsley, finely chopped

Directions

1. Step 1
  To make the pastry, put flour, butter, zest and some seasoning into a food processor. Whiz until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. If you don't have a processor, rub butter into flour mixture using fingers. Add 2tbsp icy cold water and whiz again (or stir in with a blunt-ended knife) until pastry just comes together. Tip on to a work surface and bring together using your hands. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30min.
2. Step 2
  Meanwhile, cut potatoes (skin on) into 1.5cm cubes. Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook potatoes gently for 15min, tossing occasionally, until golden and tender. Empty into a bowl. Set aside with the empty pan.
3. Step 3
  Preheat oven to 190°C (170°C fan) mark 5. Lightly flour a work surface and roll out pastry. Use to line a 22cm x 4cm deep-fluted tart tin. Prick base all over, then chill for 15min.
4. Step 4
  Return empty pan to heat and add remaining oil. Fry fish for 4min, turning once, until just cooked. Lift out of pan and put into a sieve set over a bowl to drain off any liquid.
5. Step 5
  Blind bake the pastry case for 20min, removing beans and paper for last 5min of cooking. Lower oven to 170°C (150°C fan) mark 3. Flake fish into big pieces and put into the cooked pastry case with the cooked prawns and potatoes. In a jug, mix cream, eggs, parsley and plenty of seasoning. Pour as much mixture into the pastry case as possible, then cook for about 45 min or until golden and set. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Per Serving:

Calories: 548
Total carbs: 29 g
Sugars: 1 g
Total fat: 39 g
Saturated fat: 23 g

The GH Kitchen Team

The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor ⁠Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce ⁠Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time