VT Fish Finder - Eel Pie Recipe for American Eel

Title:	Eel Pie by bullshark
Type:	Entree
Servings:	4
Difficulty:	Hard
Prep Time:	15
Cook Time:
Ingredients:	300 g (12 oz) puff pastry 1 kg (2 lb) eels 3 tbls (25 g) 1 oz flour 450 ml (3/4 pint) fish stock made from the eels heads and tails egg to glaze 1 onion or shallot 2 tbsp (25 g) 1 oz butter salt and pepper 1 tablespoon chopped parsley 1 teaspoon lemon juice pinch of nutmeg
Directions:	Wash and skin the eels and remove the heads and tails. Let them soak a while in salt water, then make the fish stock with the heads and tails. Cut the eels into pieces about 5 cm (2 in) long and put them in the bottom of a pie dish with the chopped onion and parsley. Season with pepper, salt and nutmeg. Add a quarter of the stock to the pie dish. Roll out the pastry, make a good thick lid with a small hole in it and glaze with beaten egg. Cook for 15 minutes at 220°C, 425°F, mark 7, until the pastry begins to puff up and brown, then at 180°C, 350°F, mark 4 for 45 minutes. Cover the pastry with foil just before the pie has finished cooking. Make a sauce by melting the butter and adding the flour and the remaining eel stock, stir until thick, add the lemon juice and pour into the pie before serving hot.
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Date Added:	08/09/09 03:56 PM
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