Australian Fish And Spring Onion Pies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium spring onions (with mature bulbs)
• 2 ounces butter
• 1 medium carrot, chopped finely
• 2 sticks celery, trimmed, chopped finely
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 cup fish stock
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless fish fillets, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
• 1 egg, beaten lightly
• 1 -2 sheet ready-rolled butter puff pastry

Recipe

• 1 trim spring onions, leaving about 2" of the stems. cut one spring onion into four slices lengthways and reserve for the tops of the pies. chop remaining spring onions coarsely.
• 2 melt butter in a large saucepan; add remaining onions with carrot and celery. cook, stirring, until vegetables soften.
• 3 add flour to saucepan; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. add stock and cream; cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. stir in lemon juice and mustard.
• 4 add fish to pan, stir gently. cover, simmer until fish is just cooked. gently stir in herbs and season with salt and pepper.
• 5 pre-heat oven to 350°f.
• 6 spoon mixture into 4 ovenproof dishes (1-cup capacity); place on oven tray. brush dish edges with egg, top with pastry; trim. brush pastry with more egg and top with reserved onion.
• 7 bake in a moderately hot oven for about 25 minutes or until pastry is puffed and browned.