Name: Seafood filo pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup (250ml) water; 500 gram firm white fish, cut into chunks; 500 gram salmon or ocean trout, cut into chunks; 200 gram scallops or peeled prawns; 1 bay leaf; 1 onion, sliced; 50 gram butter; 1/3 cup (50g) flour; 1 cup (250ml) milk; 6 green onions (shallots), finely sliced; 1/4 cup snipped dill; 8 sheets filo; cooking oil spray

Seafood filo pie

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

40M

Total

55M

Ingredients

1 cup (250ml) water

500 gram firm white fish, cut into chunks

500 gram salmon or ocean trout, cut into chunks

200 gram scallops or peeled prawns

1 bay leaf

1 onion, sliced

50 gram butter

1/3 cup (50g) flour

1 cup (250ml) milk

6 green onions (shallots), finely sliced

1/4 cup snipped dill

8 sheets filo

cooking oil spray

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C.

2.Bring water to a simmer in a large frying pan on low heat. Add all seafood with bay leaf and onion; poach 5 minutes, covered, until just opaque. Remove seafood; strain liquid, reserving 1 cup.

3.Melt butter in a heavy-based saucepan on medium heat. Stir in flour; gradually add milk and reserved poaching liquid, stirring continuously. Simmer 2 minutes, until thickened.

4.Stir in seafood, green onion and dill; season to taste. Spoon into a 8-cup pie dish.

5.Lay filo sheets on a flat surface; spray every 2 layers with oil. Cut pastry into a round or square, 1cm larger than pie dish.

6.Top seafood mixture with filo sheets; spray with oil. Bake 35 minutes, until pastry is golden. Serve with mixed salad leaves, if desired.

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