Grandma's Tasty Fish Pie

From Annabel Karmel's baby and toddler book

  • 450g cod or haddock fillets skinned (we used salmon and smoke haddock)
  • seasoned flour
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 100g breadcrumbs
  • vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
  • 2 peppers (red and green)
  • 400g tinned tomatoes
  • 2 table spoons tomato puree
  • half teaspoon soft brown sugar

Sauce

  • 25g butter
  • 1 table spoon plain flour
  • 250ml milk
  • 75g cheddar cheese
  • 40g Parmesan cheese (swapped this for cheddar)
  1. Preheat oven to 180C Gas Mk 4
  2. Cut fish fillets into about 12 peices
  3. Dip in flour then egg then bread crumbs
  4. Saute in vegetable oil until golden on both sides
  5. Fry the onion 3-4 mins
  6. Add the peppers and fry for further 5 mins
  7. Add tomatoes, tomato puree and sugar
  8. Cook for 5 mins
  9. Mix with fish
    1. Add to oven proof dish
    2. Make cheese sauce (2/3 of cheese)
    3. Pour sauce over the fish
    4. Sprinkle remain cheese
    5. Place in oven for 20mins