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Child Friendly Recipe: Mini ‘Cat’ Fish Pie

August 11, 2008

This mini fish pie with a cats face on the top is a great and healthy way of intoducing fish to your children, these pies are suitable for babies from 10 months. Making this pie fun to look at and interesting to eat. You could of course get your child to create their own animal on top making this recipe even more fun for them to do.

Mini Fish Pie

Serves: 3
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS

375g Peeled and Diced Potatoes,
55g Butter
25g Finely chopped onion,
1 tbsp Flour
125g Skinned and cubed cod fillet,
125g Skinned and cubed salmon fillet,
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 bay leaf
1.5 tbsp Milk
75ml Milk
50ml vegetable stock
25g frozen peas
50g grated Cheddar cheese
1 lightly beaten egg,

METHOD

1. Preheat your oven to 180C/gas mark 4.

2. Bring a pan of lightly salted water to the boil, add the potatoes, reduce the heat and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until tender. Drain and mash with the milk and half butter until smooth. (Season for babies over one.)

3. Melt the leftover butter in a saucepan, adding the onion, sauté until softened. Add the flour and cook for 30 seconds, stirring. Gradually stir in the milk and then the stock. Bring to the boil and cook for one minute.

4. Add the fish with the parsley and bay leaf. Simmer for about 3 minutes and then stir in the peas and cook for one minute. Remove the bay leaf and stir in the cheese until melted. Season with a little salt and pepper.

5. Divide the fish between 3 ramekin dishes and top with the mashed potato. Brush with the lightly beaten egg. Heat through in the oven for about 15 minutes and finish off for a few minutes under a preheated grill until golden.

6. Use vegetables to make a face on the pies before serving.

If you would like to do more recipes that are designed with your childs health in mind. Here are a selection of Child Friendly Recipes Books for you.

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