Smoked Fish & Leek Gratin

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Serves 4

Ingredients

  •  4 smoked haddock fillets
  •  100g Marks & Spencer Smoky & Robust Smoked Salmon, roughly chopped
  •  300ml milk
  •  50g butter
  •  3 large leeks, finely sliced
  •  2 tbsp plain flour
  •  1 large potato, thinly sliced
  •  75g cheese, grated
  •  freshly ground cracked black pepper

Method 

  1.  Preheat oven to 190oC / 375oF / gas mark 5.
  2.  Place the haddock in a pan with the milk, bring to the boil, then turn off the heat and cover. Leave covered for 10 minutes.
  3.  Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the chopped leeks and season with cracked black pepper. Fry, stirring frequently, until the leeks are softended. Add the flour and stir, then cook for 1 minute. 
  4. Add the milk from the haddock into the pans and stir. 
  5.  Remove the skin from the haddock and flake into large chunks. Add the cooked haddock along with the Smoky & Robust Smoked Salmon into the frying pan with the leeks. Stir until the mixture thickens.
  6.  Place the smoked fish and leek mixture into an ovenproof dish and top with slices of potato (no need to peel). Sprinkle the top with the grated cheese.
  7.  Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the potatoes are cooked and the cheese is golden.