Classic NZ Fish Pie. Or as classic as you can make it in a foreign country with substitute ingredients.
This should be made with fresh smoked NZ kawhai. I made it with frozen north sea cod.
My daughter who loves anything from downunder has asked me to make this for months. Or is it years, Elli Mou? Although I've eaten this pie in years gone by I don't think I've ever cooked it.
Carnivore Flatbread
For the last 2 and a half years I've been eating an animal based diet. Mainly meat and eggs, fish, cheese. No bread, cake or packaged goodies. No sugar. Most of the time. I eat cake and icecream on a birthday or a name day. If I feel like it. You get the picture. I've lost a lot of weight in the past 4 years. One day I'll tell you all about it and show the photos.
I miss bread for the sandwiches and its satisfying chewiness. Now and again carnivore bread recipes turn up on the youtube vlogs I follow. I've found an easy one which turns out like a wrap and I can wrap it around some ham and cheese and maybe a slice of lettuce or tomato.
Lamington Balls
My dear kiwi family brought packets of this mix with them. I've made one lot. Chocolate balls with coconut in them and cashews.
There are some ingenious ways of making substitutes for our favourite forbidden foods. I am much too lazy to try them though and have just accepted that I'll have to do without now.
ReplyDeleteYes, I don't think Ill be making anymore 'bread'. It really is all too much fuss.
DeleteI made substitute icecream over the summer. That was really pushing it.....cottage cheese and stevia. Not worth it
Fish Pie is my usual go-to when I have to take food to a big event. I use smoked kawahai in white sauce with lemon juice, parsley, roughly chopped hard boiled egg, and topped with mashed potato then decorated with breadcrumbs and sliced tomato. It always seems to be popular (which is why I always take it LOL).
ReplyDeleteOh do I wish we could get smoked fish. We do have a smoker somewhere which I brought back from NZ but I think its rusting in a family backyard. We can get smoked tuna in a can but I'm wary of using that in case I spoil the whole dish.
DeleteI'm glad to hear it's still popular!!
We (J not me!) often makes meat and potato pies and pasties because we can't buy them over here.
ReplyDeleteOH, yes, I do make pies like that now and again. I just might make a few for my birthday dinner. We all love those pies!!!
DeleteYou mentioning the hard boiled eggs topped with potatoes reminded me of a ‘favourite ’ when ours were young
ReplyDeleteSounds gross now but, a tin of baked beans halved boiled eggs cheese sauce mashed potatoes cheese topping - in the oven until cooked……they loved it
MMmm I would love that. My grandson took one look at that fish pie with boiled eggs and turned up his nose in disgust. I didn't try any because the whole thing was going to my daughter but I will definitely keep a portion for myself next time
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