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Mini Fish Pies Faces

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Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Serves: 4 - 6

 Ingredients

• 2 x 450g packets ready made, chilled creamy mashed potato
• 25g butter
• 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 ripe tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp flour
• 250g cod fillet, skinned and cut into cubes (approx 3cm)
• 250g salmon filet, skinned and cut into cubes (approx 3 cm)
• 1 tbsp fresh copped parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 200 ml milk
• salt and pepper
• 75g Cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 egg lightly beaten

Decorations

• Carrot for hair (use zester to make long thin strips)
• Salad cress for hair
• Red pepper for lips
• Baby sweetcorn for nose
• Spring onion, mini cucumber and peas for eyes
• Blanched French beans for moustache
• Blanched cauliflower for ears
• Cherry tomatoes for cheeks
• Basil for bow-tie

Method

1. Melt butter in a saucepan, add the onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add the chopped tomato and cook for 2 minutes.
2. Add the flour and stir for about 30 seconds.
3. Add the fish to the onion and tomato together with the parsley and bay leaf. Pour over the milk and season to taste. Simmer for about 4 minutes until the fish is cooked through. Remove the bay leaf and stir in the cheese until melted.
4. Divide the fish between the ramekin dishes (makes 4 to 6 portions according to size of dish) and top with the mashed potato.
5. Brush beaten egg over the surface of the mashed potato.
6. Cook in an oven pre-heated to 180C for 15 minutes and finish off for a few minutes under a pre-heated grill untill golden.
7. Decorate the pies with faces - children will enjoy designing their own if you given them a selction of vegetables.
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