


Seafood Pie with Champ Crust and Spring Greens
Seafood Pie with Champ Crust and Spring Greens is a hearty and flavorful dish featuring a creamy seafood filling encased in a buttery mashed potato crust, infused with scallions (champ). Served with fresh, vibrant spring greens, this dish offers a perfect balance of comfort and freshness.
Gareth Mullins
Gareth Mullins
Recipe - Buncrana - Kavanagh's

Seafood Pie with Champ Crust and Spring Greens
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time60 Minutes
Ingredients
300g cod
300g salmon
200g SuperValu Signature Tastes prawns (peeled and deveined)
½ glass white wine
Splash of olive oil
2 leeks, washed and diced
40g flour
40g butter
500ml milk, brought to a simmer
100ml cream
Salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
Ingredients
- 300g cod
- 300g salmon
- 200g SuperValu Signature Tastes prawns (peeled and deveined)
- ½ glass white wine
- Splash of olive oil
For the Sauce:
- 2 leeks, washed and diced
- 40g flour
- 40g butter
- 500ml milk, brought to a simmer
- 100ml cream
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Champ Mashed Potatoes:
- 600g SuperValu Wexford Rooster potatoes
- 1 bunch spring onions
- 100g butter
- 100ml cream
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- For the Garnish:
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 400g frozen garden peas
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- Salt, to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Dice the cod and salmon into large, even chunks.
- Place the diced fish on a baking tray, drizzle with a little olive oil, and splash over the white wine. Cover with foil and bake for 5 minutes.
- Remove the foil, add the prawns, cover again, and bake for another 3 minutes.
- Remove the tray from the oven, set the steamed fish aside, and reserve the juice from the tray to add to the sauce later.
- In a pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks and sauté for 3-4 minutes, until soft.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute to create a roux. Gradually add the warmed milk, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to prevent lumps from forming.
- Add the reserved fish juices and cream. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste, and let it simmer gently for 5 minutes. Set the sauce aside and allow it to cool slightly.
- Bring the potatoes to a simmer in a pot of water and cook until tender. Drain and return them to the pot. Place the pot back on the heat for 2 minutes to ensure all the water has evaporated.
- Mash the potatoes until smooth and lump-free.
- In a separate pan, sauté the spring onions in butter until soft, then add the cream. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the creamy spring onion mixture into the mashed potatoes.
- Add the cooled, steamed fish to the cooled leek cream sauce.
- Transfer the fish and sauce mixture to a casserole dish and top with the champ mashed potatoes. Pipe the mashed potatoes onto the pie for a decorative finish.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the asparagus and frozen garden peas. Once cooked, strain the vegetables and toss them with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt.
- Place the casserole dish in the oven and bake for 30 minutes at 170°C, or until golden brown and piping hot. Serve the pie with the green vegetables on the side.
30 minutes
Prep Time
60 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Loose Cod Fillets (1 kg)
€25.99/kg€25.99/kg
SuperValu Salmon Darnes x2 (240 g)
Only €4
€4.00€16.67/kg
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Third Generation Sauvignon Blanc (75 cl)Only €7
€7.00€7.00/75cl
SuperValu Olive Oil (1 L)
€5.49€5.49/l
SuperValu Leeks (350 g)
€1.79€5.11/kg
SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)
€2.55€1.28/kg
SuperValu Irish Creamery Butter (227 g)
€2.29€10.09/kg
SuperValu Fresh Irish Milk (1 L)
€1.25€1.25/l
SuperValu Fresh Cream (250 ml)
€1.49€5.96/l
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 300g cod
- 300g salmon
- 200g SuperValu Signature Tastes prawns (peeled and deveined)
- ½ glass white wine
- Splash of olive oil
For the Sauce:
- 2 leeks, washed and diced
- 40g flour
- 40g butter
- 500ml milk, brought to a simmer
- 100ml cream
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Champ Mashed Potatoes:
- 600g SuperValu Wexford Rooster potatoes
- 1 bunch spring onions
- 100g butter
- 100ml cream
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- For the Garnish:
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 400g frozen garden peas
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- Salt, to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Dice the cod and salmon into large, even chunks.
- Place the diced fish on a baking tray, drizzle with a little olive oil, and splash over the white wine. Cover with foil and bake for 5 minutes.
- Remove the foil, add the prawns, cover again, and bake for another 3 minutes.
- Remove the tray from the oven, set the steamed fish aside, and reserve the juice from the tray to add to the sauce later.
- In a pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks and sauté for 3-4 minutes, until soft.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute to create a roux. Gradually add the warmed milk, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to prevent lumps from forming.
- Add the reserved fish juices and cream. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste, and let it simmer gently for 5 minutes. Set the sauce aside and allow it to cool slightly.
- Bring the potatoes to a simmer in a pot of water and cook until tender. Drain and return them to the pot. Place the pot back on the heat for 2 minutes to ensure all the water has evaporated.
- Mash the potatoes until smooth and lump-free.
- In a separate pan, sauté the spring onions in butter until soft, then add the cream. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the creamy spring onion mixture into the mashed potatoes.
- Add the cooled, steamed fish to the cooled leek cream sauce.
- Transfer the fish and sauce mixture to a casserole dish and top with the champ mashed potatoes. Pipe the mashed potatoes onto the pie for a decorative finish.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the asparagus and frozen garden peas. Once cooked, strain the vegetables and toss them with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt.
- Place the casserole dish in the oven and bake for 30 minutes at 170°C, or until golden brown and piping hot. Serve the pie with the green vegetables on the side.