Seafood Filo Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup water
• 500 g firm fish, cut into chunks
• 500 g salmon, cut into chunks
• 200 g scallops or 200 g prawns
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 6 green onions, finely sliced
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh dill
• 8 sheets phyllo pastry
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c bring the water to a simmer in a large frying pan on a low heat. add all the seafood, bay leaf and sliced onion and poach for 5 minutes, covered, until just opaque. remove the seafood and strain liquid reserving one cup full.
• 2 melt the butter in a heavy based saucepan on medium heat. stir in the flour and cook stirring for a minute. gradually add the milk and reserved poaching liquid stirring continuously. simmer for a few minutes until thickened. stir in the seafood, green onions and dill. season to taste. spoon into an 8 cup pie dish.
• 3 lay filo sheets on a flat surface. spray every 2 layers with oil. cut pastry into a round or square (depends on your dish) cut 1 cm larger than the dish.top seafood mixture with filo sheets, spray with oil and bake for 35 minutes (until the pastry is golden). serve with a simple green salad.