How To Make Nigerian Fish Pie Filling

To make the best fish pie ever, you need this recipe.

Nigerian fish pie is a popular snack that is commonly sold everywhere such as in schools, restaurants, markets, churches and mosques.

It is one of the favourite snacks of many Nigerians because it is delicious and satisfying.

The fact that this snack is sold in public places is the reason why it is referred to as a street food.

But the filling must be cooked to perfection first in order to achieve a delicious fish pie snack.

Firstly, I will list all the ingredients needed below then, I will proceed to show you how I prepare the filling that goes into my fish pie.

All you have to do is to trust the process for a delicious outcome.

Ingredients for making fish pie filling

6 potatoes
7 carrots
2 mackerel fish
2 onions
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp dried thyme
1 tbsp salt
1/3 cup cooking oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg powder

How to make fish pie filling

The ingredients listed above will be prepared into a tasty fish pie filling that will be used to make delicious Nigerian fish pie.

Peel off the skin of the potatoes, carrots and onions
Clean them in thoroughly in water
Cut into small cubes with a knife or with vegetable slicer.
Cut the mackerel fish into small piece.
Remove the fish head, intestines, fins and gills.
Put fish in a pot.
Add two cups water and 1/2 tsp salt
Boil for 15 minutes
Set boiled fish aside to cool down.
Prepare the fish for use by removing all the bones
Pour cooking oil into a pot
Heat up the oil for 1-2 minutes
Fry onions in the oil for 2 minutes
Add mackerel fish
Break up the fish with a spoon and mix well with the onions
Fry for 2 minutes
Pour the cubes carrots, potatoes then mix well.
To improve taste, add curry powder, thyme, salt, stock cubes and nutmeg powder
Add 2 cups water
Mix well and cook till potatoes are very soft- check the softness of the potatoes by pressing it in the spoon
Stir well to mash everything together
Cook for extra 3 minutes on low heat
Allow to cool down completely.

Fish pie filling is ready to be used as filling for making one of Nigeria’s iconic snack and street food.

A free video tutorial showing the details of this recipe is attached below.

In summary, the tasty and quality of fish pie largely depends on how the filling is prepared and when you trust the process outlined above, the outcome is guaranteed to be a delicious one.