Seafood baked with potatoes

For this dish, seafood and aromatic mashed potatoes are prepared separately, and then the seafood is baked under the potatoes.

Ingredients

• Milk - 3 glasses + 1 glass
• Onions (finely chopped) - 1 pc.
• Bay leaf - 1 pc.
• Black pepper, peas - 2-3 pcs.
• Salmon fillet - 450 g
• Cod fillet - 450 g
• Tiger shrimps without shell, with tails (boiled) - 350 g
• Butter - 75 g (6 tbsp. L.) + 75 g
• Flour - 75 g (¾ glass)
• Fresh parsley (finely chopped) - 60 g (4 tbsp. L.)
• Potatoes (peeled) - 1.3 kg
• A pinch of saffron stigmas soaked in 3 tbsp. l. hot water
• Fresh dill (finely chopped) - 45 g (3 tbsp. L.)
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Pour 3 cups of milk into a saucepan, put bay leaves and black peppercorns. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Set the pot aside. Fold the fillets into a large saucepan, skin side up. Pour over boiled milk and put on low heat. Cook for 5-7 minutes. Remove the fish from the milk and transfer to a plate. Reserve milk.
2. When the fish is cool enough, break the fillet into large pieces, removing the bones and skin. Place fish and shrimp in a large bowl.
3. Melt 75 g butter in a small saucepan, add flour and fry, stirring occasionally, for about 1 minute. Then gradually, while stirring the mixture, add boiled milk to the saucepan. Boil, stirring constantly, for about 10-15 minutes, until the mass thickens. Season with salt and pepper to taste, add parsley. Pour the resulting sauce over the fish and shrimp, mix gently and transfer the mixture to an ovenproof dish.
4. Turn on the oven to preheat to 180 degrees. Boil the potatoes in salted water until soft, drain the water and mash with a potato grinder until a homogeneous puree mass is formed. Pour the saffron and liquid into the potatoes, beat well with a mixer, then add the remaining butter, milk and dill to the puree, beat well again. Put the resulting potato mass in a mold with fish, on top of all the contents of the mold. Place the dish in a preheated oven and bake for about 30-40 minutes, until the potatoes are golden brown.