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Salmon, Haddock and Prawn Fish Pie

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Showstopper challenge: one large, beautifully decorated free-form pie, sweet or savory, shaped and baked without tins. Time allowed: 3 hours 30 minutes.
Gary made a 16 inch fish-shaped short crust pie filled with salmon, smoked haddock and prawns in a lemon and dill sauce, with pastry scales cut from an extra layer of short crust.
Gary: "I'm excited about this one. I love a pie."
Gary: "I'm going to do a short crust fish pie. It's going to be about 16 inches big. Obviously with fish, you've got to watch the moisture."
Gary: "I've gone for short crust because of the definition of the scales. The only challenge I've got is resting time in the fridge."
Gary: "While all that's chilling, the first job I'm doing is the lemon and dill sauce."
Gary: "I'm going to use these to cut the scales for the fish which will go on the top. Does it look like a fish?"
Gary: "I've double egg washed it today. I have tripled it."
Gary: "No leakage. I just hope that's done enough."
Gary (presenting): "It's a fish pie. It's short crust. Inside, you've got salmon, smoked haddock and a dill and lemon sauce."
Gary (after the episode): "I never thought I'd get this far, to be honest with you. Next week it's going to be a different level."
Nigella: "Well, it looks lovely."
Paul: "I think it looks very good. It's very neat."
Gary: "I did your double egg wash."
Paul: "Did you use the whole egg? Trick is, use yolk."
Paul: "I would have been more inclined to have thinner scales. You're gonna struggle to get the bake all the way underneath, but I really enjoy that filling."
Nigella: "For me, the pastry, it's sturdy, but it doesn't quite have that part when it starts sort of melting."
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