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Seafood Shepherd’s Pie or Fisherman’s Pie: Delicious seafood soup (or stew) filled with scallops and tuna, loads of veggies, and a savory sauce, all covered in mashed potatoes. It’s classic comfort food that you can serve to guests.
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What do you call it?
I’ve been told that this dish is often called Fisherman’s Pie, and it’s a fairly a traditional British dish.
It’s all a name
This dish could actually be called cottage pie rather than Shepherd’s pie.
A shepherd’s pie was originally made with lamb, as the shepherd took care of the lamb. However, in more recent times the term shepherd’s pie is used for all kinds of meat pies and even vegetarian and vegan pies use the term.
Shepherd’s pie, cottage pie, hachis Parmentier, and even potato pie are all referring to a dish consisting of cooked minced meat topped with mashed potato.
Shepherdess pie is another term I see sometimes that can refer to vegetarian or vegan pies.
So many ways to call a dish that’s just super tasty, and great comfort food. No matter what you want to call it, give it a try!
Island Trollers Tuna
My Seafood Shepherd’s Pie (of course) has that awesome Island Troller’s Albacore Tuna in it.
I love the garlic Island Trollers for this dish.
Also, the Original or Smoked Alder tuna would also be fantastic in this dish.
Recipe inspiration
My Seafood Shepherd’s Pie or Fisherman’s Pie recipe is based on of my Tuna Chowder. Since the tuna chowder is nice and rich, I decided that, for the Shepherd’s Pie, I would lighten it a bit by using milk rather than half-and-half. And I cut back on the liquid in the soup.
I decided to top the pie with half of a recipe of Mashed Potato Casserole. A few other changes, and voila, a delicious recipe for Seafood Shepherd’s Pie or Fisherman’s Pie!
I like the fact that the mashed potatoes can be made the day ahead, and kept refrigerated, making it easier on the cook the day you’re serving the dish.
Comfort food for the seafood lover
This would make a really impressive dinner for the fish lover in your family. It’s great healthy comfort food, that’s filled with seafood goodness, lots of veggies, and a nice flavorful sauce.
Want another great dinner? Try this Easy Shepherd’s Pie Recipe.
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Recipe
Seafood Shepherd’s Pie
Ingredients
Mashed Potato Topping
- 1 ½ pounds Yukon gold potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt divided use
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 ounces cream cheese softened
Seafood Filling
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 large shallot finely diced
- 1 leek white and light green parts, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup vegetable broth
- 4 carrots chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme chopped
- ¼ cup good dry white wine
- 1 rib celery thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1 can Island Trollers Albacore Tuna undrained
- 8 ounces scallops thawed
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Mashed Potato Topping
- 1 ounce Parmesan cheese grated (about ¼ cup)
- ¼ cup panko Japanese breadcrumbs
- Additional fresh thyme for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Place potatoes and ½ teaspoon salt in a large saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Drain in a colander over a Pyrex glass measuring cup, or similar sized bowl, reserving ¼ cup cooking liquid.1 ½ pounds Yukon gold potatoes, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Press cooked potato through a potato ricer into a large bowl. Stir in reserved cooking liquid, garlic powder, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and cream cheese. Set aside. Or, if making ahead of time, cool, then cover and refrigerate.½ teaspoon garlic powder, 3 ounces cream cheese
Make Seafood Filling
- Add 1 tablespoon oil to a large stockpot and heat over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot and begins to shimmer, add the onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened and beginning to brown, about 20 minutes. Add the shallot, leek, and garlic powder, and continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 medium yellow onion, 1 large shallot, 1 leek, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- Add the flour and salt, and cook over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 2-3 minutes.3 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon salt
- Whisk in the broth, and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.3/4 cup vegetable broth
- While the filling cooks, place chopped carrots in a microwave safe dish with about 1 tablespoon water, and microwave on high for 1 minute, or until carrots have softened. Drain.4 carrots
- Add the bay leaf, fresh thyme, wine, steamed carrots, and chopped celery, and stir to combine.1 bay leaf, 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, ¼ cup good dry white wine, 1 rib celery
- Stir in the milk, tuna with all its juices, scallops, and black pepper. Bring the chowder back up to heat gently over medium-low. Taste for seasonings, adding more salt and pepper as desired.3/4 cup whole milk, 1 can Island Trollers Albacore Tuna, 8 ounces scallops, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Remove bay leaf, and pour filling into a large broiler-safe casserole dish. Top with the mashed potato topping that you made earlier. Spreading the mashed potatoes fairly evenly over the top of the seafood filling.
- Bake, covered at 350° F for 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated and filling is bubbling.
- While casserole bakes, combine Parmesan and panko in a small bowl. Set aside.1 ounce Parmesan cheese, ¼ cup panko
- Carefully remove casserole from the oven, and turn the broiler up to 450° F. Sprinkle the cheese and panko mixture evenly over the top of the mashed potatoes. Broil, uncovered, 4 minutes or until golden brown.
- Garnish with fresh thyme leaves if desired.Additional fresh thyme for garnish
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Janette
This reminds me of the fish pie my mum used to make. I craving it so now I’m going to try your recipe, it looks so good.
Dorothy
It just started to rain here…and now all I can think about is your lovely pie for lunch! It’s delicious – we had it for dinner last night and the leftovers will be perfect today!
Michelle
This dish is so good. I served it for company and everyone loved it. I was asked for the recipe and sent them your way!
Sandi
Oh my goodness this is incredible. Looks easy to make gluten free by subbing gluten free flour 🙂
Abby
This is seriously delicious and a must-try for everyone! Love it!
Debra C.
Hey can I just nab that scallop outa there? 😀 YUM this meal is so good – I’ll be on the lookout for Trollers on Amazon!
Elizabeth
Mmmm this is my kind of hearty comfort food dish! Made with sustainably sourced North Sea fish, of course. 😉
katerina
This is a great way to convince children to eat fish! With all the yummy ingredients, fish is very smartly camouflaged! I love it!
Divya
This is so comforting and delicious! My daughter loves sea food, and this was a hit with her. She ate it all up.
1shamrocks
Looks delicious! My husband talks about a similar dish his mom made with clams and such when he was a kid.
peter
I am a big fan of shepherds pie but never done it with seafood before. This was easy to make and so good.
Christine
It’s hearty yet lighter than the meat version. Love it!
Tracy
I’d never heard of a fisherman’s pie before. This’s such a great twist on classic shepherds pie! Such a gorgeous dish. My family all loved it. I used white fish in place of the scallop and I used salmon in place of the tuna. Nice dish!
Sam
This is delicious! We are having that for dinner right now! We used scallops and salmon for the fish and doubled the veggies.
Florian
This is comfort food pure! I often make a vegan shepherd’s pie as well. So I definitely understand the love for this dish.
Steve
Although it tasted great it was very liquidy.
I’ll make it again but reduce all liquid by half
jules
This is my kind of comfort food! We served this or Sunday dinner and our family loved it!
Leona
Can this recipe be made with Canned Salmon?
Debi
Leona, I’ve never tried canned salmon, but I think if you like it, it should work just fine. Let me know how it goes.
Nicole
Made this with scallops and lobster. My family loved it. My husband ate all of it. It made enough to feed at least 6 people. Very good recipe!