Best Russian Fish Pie Recipes

RUSSIAN FISH PIE

Steps:

• Spread 1 cup of the rice over the bottom of a buttered 2 1/2 quart ovenproof casserole. Top the rice with 1 cup of the flaked fish. Top fish with one of the chopped eggs.
• In a skillet, cook the onions in 2 tablespoons butter over a moderate heat until they are soft.
• Arranged 1/2 of the cooked onion in a layer in the casserole. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add in the remaining layers; rice, haddock, chopped egg, onion and season again with salt and pepper.
• In a sauce pan melt the 4 tablespoons of butter over moderately low heat. Add the flour and cook the roux, whisking, for about 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, whisk in the milk, scalded, in a stream, and simmer the mixture, stirring, for 3 minutes. Stir in the nutmeg and the 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• Pour the sauce over the fish mixture, making holes with a knife to let it seep down into all of the layers.
• In a small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, melted and mix together.
• Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the fish mixture.
• Bake the pie in a preheated 350 F oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the crumbs are golden and the pie is bubbling.

RUSSIAN FISH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a cast iron skillet or pie plate.
• Mix sour cream and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour, eggs, mayonnaise, and salt. Mix to form a thin batter of pouring consistency.
• Pour 1/2 the batter into the prepared skillet or pie plate. Mash fish with a fork; spread on top of the batter. Pour in the rest of the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.