From Mostly Gordon Ramsey, with eggs and cheese.
fish pie
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We have sauce! Excellent fish pie, better that the previous attempts even without the topping of cheese. The wonderful sauce spilling out from beneath the potato is joy after two prior failed attempts. The noilly prat, or rather the extra dry Martini that I used here, is a lovely addition. Though I note I wager it would be possible to use a dry sherry if that’s all that was available. I feel like it’s not the last word on the potatoes, regardless, they were damn good, but perhaps a little more dense than is perfect. Possibly attributable to the desiree…
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I’ve tried this twice now, in fact. In quick succession thanks to the vagaries of ordering in a time of lockdown where orders are uncertain and food schedules are written long in advance of the meal being eaten. First time with the boiled egg, second time without the boiled egg but with grated cheddar on top. Both times it was delicious (egg nice, feels rich and indulgent, but not essential; cheese a welcome tang, but again perhaps not essential). However I’m not sure I would do it again for one important reason. Having mentioned a couple of non-essential features of…