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Kid Friendly Seafood Recipe
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This kid friendly seafood recipe is something that will kill two birds with one stone - make tea and keep the kids occupied.
I loved cooking with my son when he was younger - he was very capable and at the age of 7, he made his first meal unsupervised - well, nearly - apart from in and out of the oven which I did - it was a tuna pasta bake and was delicious.
Try this one on your next rainy afternoon when there's cries of 'I'm bored'
Fish Pie
350 g pack of frozen puff pastry
1 oz (25g) butter plus extra for greasing
1 small onion - peeled and chopped
2 tbspns plain flour - plus extra for rolling the pastry
7 fl oz (200 ml) milk
1lb (450g) mixed smoked and plain fish fillets, skinned and diced
4 oz (100g) peas or sweetcorn
handful of fresh chopped parsley
1 egg - beaten to glaze pastry
Heat the oven to Gas Mark 6, 200C or 400F.
Make the filling first and it can cool a little whilst you're rolling the pastry.
Melt the butter and lightly fry the onion until soft.
Add the flour and stir in - cook about one minute, stirring all the time.
Gradually add the milk and stir it in until smooth. Cook about one minute until thickened.
Add the fish and simmer for about a minute - add the peas or sweetcorn and allow the mixture to cool.
You could of course use a packet of sauce if you prefer - but it is useful for your kids to know that there is an alternative :-)
Roll out the pastry and fold it in half.
Cut out a big fish shape and then use the scraps to make little circles that look like fish scales.
Lay one half on a greased baking tray - pile on the fish mixture and then brush the egg round the rim of the pastry.
Lay the second half on top of the first and let the children pinch it together to seal.
Let them make patterns with the pastry circles to look like fish scales.
Pop it in the oven for about 25 minutes until it is risen and golden brown.
Serve with some creamed potato and green vegetables.
Many kids are put off fish because of bones - I understand that, I don't like bones either - but try this tip.
For every bone they find - as long as they finish all the fish on their plate - give them 50 cents, pence or however little you can get away with.
They'll be looking for bones to earn the extra pocket money :-)
If you've enjoyed this kid friendly seafood recipe, check out the heart disease info (link below) and see why it's important to get our kids used to eating fish on a regular basis.
It's never too late - but if they can start young, then they'll have that much more chance of living to a ripe old age.
If you want another kid friendly seafood recipe, look in the canned seafood and seafood and pasta sections - there's loads of recipes that would be ideal.
Coronary Heart Disease is a major killer. Click here to read about the health benefits of fish and how easy it is to increase the amount you eat. How fish in your diet helps you avoid coronary heart disease
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