Name: Skate wing with lemon butter and capers (Aile de raie au beurre citron et câpres)
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: juice of 2 lemons; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 x 200 g (7 oz) skate steaks, skinned and trimmed; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter; bay leaves, to garnish lemon halves, to serve; bunch of fresh parsley, chopped; 1 tbsp capers

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

New Bistro

By Fran Warde

Published 2009

About

Skate has always been thought of as a poor man’s fish, but due to its growing popularity the price has now crept up. In the summer, serve this with a crisp, green salad; in the winter, serve with creamy, saffron-mashed potatoes.

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter
4 x 200 g (7

Method

Melt half the butter in a large frying pan, add the skate steaks and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes on each side. (Depending on the size of the pan, you may need to cook the steaks in two batches.) When cooked, transfer to a dish and keep warm.

Add the remaining butter to the pan and, when foaming, add the capers, lemon juice and seasoning. Stir and bring to the boil. Add the cho