Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 1kg Maris Piper potato , cut into chunks
  • good grind of nutmeg
  • 175ml double cream
  • 75g butter , plus a little extra for the top
  • 2 egg yolks
  • knob of butter
  • 2 shallots , finely chopped
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds , lightly crushed
  • 1 star anise
  • 300ml vermouth
  • 300ml fish stock , fresh if possible
  • 300ml double cream
  • 200g skinless smoked haddock fillet, pin-boned and cut into 3cm pieces
  • 200g skinless cod fillet, pin-boned and cut into 3cm pieces
  • 200g skinless salmon fillet , pin-boned and cut into 3cm pieces
  • 140g frozen pea
  • 4 eggs , hard-boiled and chopped
  • small bunch parsley , chopped
  • small bunch dill , chopped
  • juice ½ lemon

Instruction

  • Boil the potatoes for 10-15 mins until tender. Drain and mash with the nutmeg, cream, butter and some seasoning. Leave to cool slightly, then stir in the egg yolks and chill until ready to use.
  • While the potatoes cook, make the sauce. Heat the butter in a large pan. Add the shallots, fennel seeds and star anise, and cook until the shallots are soft, about 5 mins. Add the vermouth, bubble and reduce until there is a syrupy glaze left – this will take 10-15 mins. Add the stock and continue bubbling until the liquid has reduced by half. Add cream and return to the boil for 2 mins, then strain and return to the pan.
  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Add the fish pieces to the cream sauce and poach for 2 mins until just cooked. Fold through the peas, hard-boiled egg and herbs, season and add a little lemon juice. Portion the fish sauce into individual dishes or 1 large dish. Top with the mashed potato: either pipe on with a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle or simply spoon on top and rough up with a fork. Dot the top with a little extra butter, then bake for 15 mins for small dishes or 30 mins for a large one, until golden and bubbling.