January 2009 Cook off!

[mallosa]

I'm in - and looking forward to it

[Northern Lass]

Great Di! and Mally!

So we have cooking this wonderful winning meal 19-25 January the following.....

Northern Lass
Rob
Gardener
Di
Mally





BUT NEED MORE!......so come on leave the microwave meals for one night and join us!

[Carol]

I've added the method to the Fisherman's Cobbler recipe now so it is all in once place and easier to follow.

[Northern Lass]

I've added the method to the Fisherman's Cobbler recipe now so it is all in once place and easier to follow.
How do you vote for this and are we excluded from voting for our own?

Hi Carol you should be able to go to the top of the page and put in a vote.
Vote for who you like

are you gonna have a go too?

[Carol]

Hi NL,
You are so quick- I just edited that bit out because when I logged in the voting box appeared.
Still not sure if I will be home for long enough to cook that week or not but have voted and added method in case people need it

[Northern Lass]

Okedoke...do hope you can...

my lot are so excited cos it will be proper food they are going to eat for a change!

[Northern Lass]

Rite you Deliahs and Jamies

The poll stops running on the 12th January ie Monday!.......so get yer voting in now!

That gives everyone time to get the ingredients etc etc....oh I am open to invites too just in case you need some poor sucker to try it out on!

Then we cook it between 19th - 25th January....and become food critics...another string to our genealogy bow!

Does life get any better!

So if you aint voted vote!
If you aint joined us for this cook off join us

please


taking part (so far...)
Northern Lass
Rob
Gardener
Di
Mally

[Northern Lass]

Ok that's it the Poll has ended! the results are in! and Yes the Fish Pie
is the Winning Dish we are all gonna cook!

So on the 19th - 25th January 2009

we are going to cook this dish
any day or night of that week you like
then the following week all say what we thought....exciting aint it!

The people so far taking part are....

Northern Lass
Rob
Gardener
Di
Mally

but it aint too late to get yer pinny on...so come on let me have your name to add to the list-
and hey wots a little food poisoning!
Joking Carol xx


and here is how you cook it!

Recipe .
350g/12 oz White fish fillet
350g/12 oz smoked haddock fillet
600 ml/ 1 pint of milk plus extra for glazing
65g/ 2 1/2 oz butter (that's 2 and a half)
25 g/ 1 oz plain flour
salt
pepper
30 ml / 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
2 hard boiled eggs
75g /3 oz Cheddar cheese- (but I expect more is even better )
175g/6 oz self raising flour
10 ml/2 teaspoons dry mustard

Oven 220 C, 425 F, Gas Mark 7
Cooking time 25-30 minutes
Fillet pieces of fish and remove skin
Put fish in frying pan and add 450 ml/1/4 pint of milk
Simmer and poach for 5 minutes until firm but not cooked though
Remove fish (but reserve the milk for later) and flake fish into bite size chunks
Melt 25g/1 oz of butter in saucepan, stir in flour and milk used from cooking fish. Bring sauce to the boil and season with salt and pepper.
Remove from heat and add fish and parsley to sauce. Chop eggs and add to sauce.
Place mixture in ovenproof dish
Grate the cheese
Place self raising flour in bowl and rub in butter. Add grated cheese and mustard, salt and pepper. Mix in remaining milk to make soft dough and roll out. Cut circle into 8 wedges and use to decorate top of oven dish in a sort of spreading out circle
(No doubt variations are acceptable here) on the decorating theme
Glaze with milk and at this stage I recommend more grated cheese over the top but this is not in the original recipe-but you can't have too much cheese.
Bake in oven

[Carol]

Ok- I know this isn't how its meant to work but as I got home unexpectedly early today and found some thawing out fish waiting for me , I thought I may as well give it a go - a sort of test drive. Fish is cooking, so are the eggs, then I will have to go out to fetch some self raising flour-such is my forward planning. I will let you know how it went-if I live to tell the tale

[Northern Lass]

Ok- I know this isn't how its meant to work but as I got home unexpectedly early today and found some thawing out fish waiting for me , I thought I may as well give it a go - a sort of test drive. Fish is cooking, so are the eggs, then I will have to go out to fetch some self raising flour-such is my forward planning. I will let you know how it went-if I live to tell the tale

and don't forget the wine!
I will be cooking mine on Tuesday and inviting the family they have alerted the hospitals in the area to be on standby and we have the number of the chinese takeaway on speed dial

[Northern Lass]

Oh and can we add any touches of our own to this or is the concensus of opinion
that we can add some twiddly bits of our own?

cos I fancy adding some prawns and mushrooms to this....

wot we think?

[Carol]

Well it's in the oven-I think variations are fine-mine were along the lines of half the fish, twice the eggs, 10 x the cheese, forgot the parsley -complete cover on the top because I made too much topping-besides that -just like the recipe.

[Northern Lass]

Great ... ha ha Grate...

Ok folks so add what ever you wish to the standard recipe and don't forget to let us know what you added and how it turned out
hmmm I am getting hungry now!

time to open a bottle with the crisps!

[Carol]

Verdict then-delicious and still have half left for tomorrow
Look forward to everyones variations for some inspiration

[Northern Lass]

OOooh nice one Carol.... not eaten yet polished off the crisps...time for another bottle me thinks!