Vegan Fish Pie
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4 from 4 votes

Vegan Fish Pie

Prep Time35 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Course: Main Course
Author: Sasha Gill

Ingredients

For the filling:

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 small leek white part only, finely sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 can banana blossoms

    drained well

  • 150 g fresh shiitake mushrooms roughly torn
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp kelp flakes / wakame flakes (or 1 sheet of nori, finely shredded)
  • 2 tbsp vegan fish sauce (optional, or just add a splash of soy sauce)
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine (optional)
  • 1 jar Sacla White Sauce
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 4 sprigs dill roughly chopped
  • 3/4 cup frozen peas
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste

For the mash:

  • 1 kg potatoes (about 4-5 large) peeled, and roughly chopped
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • A splash Non-dairy milk
  • 1/2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp chives finely diced
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C

For the filling

  • In a large saucepan, fry the leeks and garlic over a medium heat until the leeks and softened and the garlic is fragrant

  • Add in the smoked paprika, and stir to coat the vegetables in it

  • With you hands, separate out the individual slices of banana blossom (they look much like an artichoke heart does, and you can use the core in the filling as well - no waste!). Add them to the pan, also with the shredded shiitake mushrooms, lemon juice, kelp flakes and fish sauce, if using. Add the wine at this point if you are using some.

  • Continue to fry until the mushrooms start to shrink and glisten, about 5 minutes.

  • Pour in the jar of white sauce, and stir in the nutritional yeast, dill and frozen peas. Let this cook until it has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes, then season to taste with salt and pepper

  • Pour this out into an oven-proof baking dish

For the mash:

  • Boil the potatoes until fork-tender then drain

  • Add the nutritional yeast, a splash of vegan milk, the and the dijon. Mash, adding more milk if necessary, until you get a smooth mash

  • Stir in the chives and season with salt and pepper

To finish:

  • Spoon the mash over your filling and I like to make a pattern with a spoon/fork so you get edges which can crisp up in the oven

  • Pop it into the oven for 25-30 min, or until golden and bubbling. You can switch it to the grill for the last 3 or so minutes if you want an extra golden, crispy top

Notes

You will find a great deal of elasticity in what you can substitute for the blossoms and shiitake. If you can’t find the former (although I urge you to try) a can of well-rinsed artichoke hearts or jackfruit will do. If fresh shiitake mushrooms are proving impossible to locate - try some oyster mushrooms, or failing that - chestnut mushrooms, in their place.