Individual Fish Pies : Low in Carbs and Dairy Free

When I saw this lovely recipe idea from Amelia Freer, yes, I thought it's a low carb winner. I love the fact that you can serve this great tasting food in individual dishes and to add colour just sprinkle on some chopped fresh parsley.

Serve simply with some steamed broccoli, spinach, or rainbow chard. As the recipe uses coconut milk and coconut butter, it is also a dairy-free alternative to your usual cream and cheese-laden fish pies.

I do hope you may give this recipe idea a try soon. You will see the recipe does include a splash of wine, which is optional, but I would use a splash of white wine in mine and serve the remainder (nicely chilled) with the meal ... but the choice is yours dear reader.

Ingredients:
Serves Four
( 8.1g carbohydrate per serving)
400ml coconut milk
1 tbsp garlic-infused oil
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
2 bay leaves
300g cod fillets (approx 2 small fillets)
300g undyed smoked haddock
A splash of white wine (optional)
1 large celeriac, peeled and chopped into equal-sized chunks
2 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves only
1½ tbsp unflavoured coconut butter
150g raw king prawns
3 spring onions (scallions), green parts only, thinly sliced
A small handful of fresh chives, chopped
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped, to serve

Method:
1. Put the coconut milk, garlic oil, lemon juice and zest and bay leaves into a large, deep pan. Add the cod and haddock and bring to a gentle simmer. Poach the fish for approximately 10 minutes until the flesh flakes easily.
2. Remove the fillets and set aside. Add the wine (if using) to the poaching liquid, season to taste with salt and pepper, and leave to simmer over a low heat while you make the celeriac mash.
3. Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Put the celeriac into a pan of boiling water and boil with the thyme leaves until tender. Drain and mash with the coconut butter, and season with salt and pepper.
4. Flake the fish and divide between four individual ovenproof dishes. Add the prawns, spring onion (scallions) and chives to each pot and pour over a quarter of the poaching liquid – it should have thickened slightly by now. Top with celeriac mash and bake for 40–50 minutes, or until the pies are golden on top.
5. Scatter with chopped fresh parsley and serve with steamed greens such as broccoli, spinach, peas or rainbow chard.

Original idea from here

Make sure the table is ready and tuck into some good tasting food.

Bon Appetit

All the best Jan