Fillet of Skate with Red Peppers, Potatoes, Capers and Bayonne Ham

Filleting skate is quite unusual – skate wings are normally cooked on the bone – but it really suits this dish. It’s a simple recipe with not too many flavours, just enough to help each other. Bayonne is a cured ham usually made in Orthez near Béarn in south-west France. It has a similar texture to Parma ham but the flavours are different. Bayonne is usually lightly smoked to lift the taste. If you can’t find any, substitute Parma ham. Cut the thin slices into 1 cm (½ in) strips ready to fr