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I bought ready made sauces because they were cheap (big mistake), now stuck for ideas... please help!

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CharminglyOdd · 21/03/2012 15:29

As the title says, with the added complication that I should have known better as DP hates ready-made anything to the extent that he doesn't even like Oxo, Bisto or custard powder.

I bought 'fresh' parsley sauce (x2) and horseradish sauce as they were in the 9p discount section in the supermarket and they've sat in the freezer ever since. I don't know what to do with them. I don't eat pork so ham is out for the parsley sauce. Was thinking some kind of potato/fish combination? Maybe mix with some kind of cheap fish and top with potato? What fish is cheap? The last time I made a fish pie I nearly cried at the price.

No idea what to do with the horseradish at all. I don't want to chuck them as I hate food waste and proving DP right. Can anyone help please? I'm sure there's something simple that I'm overlooking.

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Ruthchan · 22/03/2012 05:14

Yes, I too would have suggested making a fish pie with the parsley sauce.
You can put any fish at all in a fish pie, so I usually buy whatever's cheapest that day. You could also use frozen fish or frozen seafood mixes, which could help to reduce the price.
Sorry, I have no suggestions for the horseradish sauce.

Rillyrillygoodlooking · 22/03/2012 05:19

I would make a tomato soup and flavour with horseradish. Or you could make horseradish mashed potato topped cottage pie?

Horopu · 22/03/2012 05:24

Horserradish is great with smoked makerel . Could you make a smoked fish pate?

CharminglyOdd · 22/03/2012 09:41

Those are great ideas thank you :) I think the fish pie will be happening and I'll split the horseradish between a cottage pie and pate.

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MorningHasBroken · 22/03/2012 09:49

Fish pie would be lovely. I know what you mean about the cost thought, so to make it cheaper don't buy the fish fresh in one go. Instead keep an eye on the reduced to clear sections in the supermarket (where there always seem to be bits and bobs of random fresh fish reduced to almost nothing) freeze it as you buy it and then make up a pie once you've collected enough. If you end up with loads of different varieties of fish it doesn't matter at all!

CharminglyOdd · 22/03/2012 11:37

That's clever, I've never thought of that and always looked at the little bits of reduced fish thinking 'I'll never do anything with that.'

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Xmasbaby11 · 24/03/2012 22:42

I always get frozen fish in bulk - great for fish pie. Also bulk it out with peas, forzen prawns and cooked leeks.

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