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Conference turris::cooks

Title:	How to Make them Goodies
Notice:	Please Don't Start New Notes for Old Topics! Check 5.*
Moderator:	FUTURE::DDESMAISONSec.com::winalski

Created:	Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4127
Total number of notes:	31160

1783.0. "Skate?" by ORCAS::HORMAN (A waist is a terrible thing to mind) Fri May 26 1989 19:30

    Does anyone have a recipe for skate, the broad, flat fish with
    two dorsal fins that belongs to the yummy family Rajidae? It
    is generally prepared like scallops (often for unwitting diners),
    but from the looks of the skate wing I just purchased there might
    be some "prep" work required (it appears to have a tenacious inner
    skin much like the Monkfish).

    Thanks!
    
    Craig

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1783.1	Skate with Black Butter	CSSE32::GRIME	B��	`Tue May 30 1989 19:33`	25
	1 lb skate wings 3 tbsp wine vinegar 1 bay leaf 1 blade of mace sprigs of parsley 3 oz. butter 1 tbsp capers salt, pepper lemon slices Serves 4 Place skate wings side by side in large wide pan, add salt & pepper, 2 tbsp wine vinegar, bay leaf, mace & parsley. Add enough water to cover, then bring slowly to a boil. Simmer gently until the fish is cooked, about 10 to 15 minutes. (be sure that the fish is not overcooked!) Meanwhile, slowly melt the butter in a small saucepan, then pour the clear golden butter into another saucepan, leaving the white sediment behind. Now, heat the butter until it is a rich warm brown, then remove immediately from the heat and stir in remaining vinegar, chopped capers and salt & pepper. Drain the fish thoroughly, discarding the herbs. Arrange in a heated serving dish, with the butter poured over and garnished with slices of lemon. [stolen from The Evening Standard Cookbook by Delia Smith, a wonderful old cookbook received as a gift from a dear British woman years ago - sorry, I haven't tried the recipe yet to offer any tips...]
1783.2		LASHAM::PHILPOTT_I	Col. Philpott is back in action...	`Fri Jun 02 1989 12:24`	11
	My Mother's recipe: and the only way I like fish... Poach the skate wings in milk on low heat until cooked Serve with adequate salt and pepper, and a knob of butter allowed to melt on them... More is superfluous... /. Ian .\