This is the current favourite fish recipe in our house (just ahead of curried prawns). I got it from Annabel Karmel for the DTs and it looked so good that I made a huge one for the entire family. DS1 (12) can cook it.
Creamy seafood with rice
125g (4oz) each cod and salmon fillets skinned
300ml (1/2 pint) milk
3 peppercorns, 1 bay leaf
30g (1oz) butter
1 small onion finely chopped
2tbsp flour
30g (1oz) frozen peas
90g (30z) cooked prawns
30g (1oz) grated Cheddar Cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 tomato skinned, deseeded and chopped (if you can be ars*d)
Put cod and salmon in shallow pan with the milk, peppercorns and herbs. Bring to the boil then cover and simmer for 5 mins or until the fish is cooked and flakes easily. Remove the fish with a slotted spoon, strain the milk and reserve. Cut fish into chunks (I don't bother). Warm the butter in a small pan, add the onion and saute until softened. Stir in the flour to make a paste and cook for 1 min. Gradually add the strained milk, stirring until the sauce thickens. Add the fish to the sauce with the frozen peas and prawns and heat through. Remove from the heat, stir in the grated cheese and season to taste. Arrange on a bed of rice and sprinkle over chopped tomato.
We don't tend to do the tomato because I always forget it. The DTs love it as do the other children and DH. It is freezable. I tend to use the recipe as a guideline and put in as much fish as I think will do the family and compensate accordingly. Takes about 30mins all in. Gorgeous!