Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Matching Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Fish pie with leek and fennel Food Fish pie with leek and fennel Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 25 minutes Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 80g butter 1 medium bulb fennel, sliced thinly, tips reserved 2 small or 1 large leek, sliced thickly 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 1cm dice ¼ cup (35g) plain flour 2 teaspoons mild English mustard 1 cup (250ml) milk ½ cup (125ml) cream 350g boneless white fish fillets, skinned and chopped coarsely 250g salmon fillets, skinned and chopped coarsely 200g boneless smoked cod or other smoked fish, skinned and chopped coarsely 1 tablespoon lemon juice 100g baby spinach leaves 4 sheets filo pastry 1 tablespoon fennel seeds METHOD Preheat the oven to 180˚C (160°C fan-forced). Grease an ovenproof dish (6-8 cup capacity). Melt 60g butter in a large deep-sided frying pan over moderate heat, add sliced fennel bulb, leeks and carrot and cook for 5 minutes or until soft but not coloured. Add flour and mustard, mix well and cook for a further 2 minutes. Gradually pour in milk and cream and bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Cook for at least 1 minute. Add seafood, lemon juice, spinach and 2 tablespoons chopped fennel tips and return just to the boil. Spoon mixture into prepared dish immediately. Melt extra 20g butter. Place 2 sheets of filo on the bench and brush with butter. Top with remaining sheets. Cut in half into two squares. Place one square on top of seafood mixture and brush with butter, top with remaining pastry square, brush with butter and sprinkle with fennel seeds. Tuck in the excess pastry. Place pie on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Food Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 25 minutes Serves 4 SHARE