Light Fish Pie Recipe

Boil the potatoes in a pot of salted water until they are tender but still slightly firm. The exact cooking time depends on the type and size of the potatoes. Check them regularly.

Meanwhile, cut the fish into pieces, butter a baking dish, and place the fish in it, spreading the pieces evenly across the bottom.

Preheat the oven to 200 °C (gas mark 6-7).

Crush the fennel seeds in a mortar with a pestle. Melt the butter in a skillet and gently sauté the crushed fennel seeds with the shallots for a few minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and pour this mixture over the fish.

Chop the fennel, celery, and cabbage, and sauté the mixture for 5 minutes in the pan where you cooked the seeds and shallot. Let it cool slightly before pouring it over the fish.

When the potatoes are cooked, drain them, add pepper, scallions, and olive oil, then gently mash everything together.

Salt. Spread the mashed potatoes over the fish and brush the top with a little olive oil. Bake this pie in the oven for 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

To conclude, Scandinavian Slimming Cuisine by Trine Hahnemann, 176 pages. 15.90 euros. First original edition published under the title: The Nordic Diet Copyright © 2010.