A Star Wars fish pie that’s great for kids (and big kids too!)
The method
Put the fish in to a wok or shallow pan and pour over 500ml of the milk, then add the onion and bay leaves to the milk. Bring the milk just to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Lift the fish onto a plate and strain the milk into a jug to cool. Flake the fish into large pieces and arrange in the dishes you are using but save some yellow fish for making C3PO on top!
To make the sauce. Melt half the butter in a pan, stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute over a low to moderate heat. Take off the heat, pour in a little of the cold poaching milk, then stir until blended. Continue to add the milk gradually, mixing well until you have a smooth sauce. Return to the heat, bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes, stirring continually, until it coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper and pour over the fish.
Heat oven to 200C /180C /Gas Mark 6. Boil the potatoes for 20 minutes and then drain, season and mash with the remaining butter and milk. Top the pie with the mashed potatoes, starting at the edge of the dish and working your way in – push the mash right to the edges to seal. Fluff the top with a fork, sprinkle with cheese, arrange the smoked fish you saved into a C3PO shape on top of the pie then bake for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the baking dishes you are using.
Star boiling the egg 10 minutes before your fish pie is finished cooking. Once the pie comes out of the oven take the boiled egg off the boil and peel. Slice the top off the egg and add to C3PO’s stomach. Put the boiled egg next to C3P0 to make R2D2. Use slivers of black olives for his features.
