Fish pie with pink salmon

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1:

Pour warm water into a bowl, add salt, beat in an egg and mix with a spatula.

Step 2:

Add sour cream and stir.

Step 3:

Sift flour into a bowl, mix and knead the dough.

Step 4:

Grease the dough with vegetable oil, cover and leave for an hour and a half.

Step 5:

Cut the onion into half rings and place in a bowl.

Step 6:

Remove the skin from the pink salmon and cut into thin slices.

Step 7:

Salt the onion and rub with your hands.

Step 8:

Place the fish in a bowl with the onion, season with pepper and stir.

Step 9:

Cut the potatoes into thin slices.

Step 10:

Sprinkle parchment with flour, place the dough on it and roll it into an oval.

Step 11:

Cut diagonal strips along the edges of the oval in a herringbone pattern.

Step 12:

Place potato slices in the center and place pink salmon and onions on top.

Step 13:

Place pieces of butter over the filling.

Step 14:

Place the strips of dough crosswise, leaving an edge at the back so that the pie looks like a fish with a head and tail.

Step 15:

Brush the top of the pie with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Step 16:

Mark the fish's "eye" with peppercorns and open its "mouth."

Step 17:

Cover the pie with cling film and leave to rise for 15 minutes.

Step 18:

Bake for 30-35 minutes at 180 degrees.

Cooking tips

When cutting strips of dough, leave blanks for the head and tail of the fish.

Use a sharp knife to cut the pink salmon skin off, being careful.

Potatoes can be cut with a sharp knife or a grater-shredder.

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