Skate with Caramelised Witlof, Capers & Brown Butter

Stingray was the first recorded meal eaten by Europeans in Australia. It was cooked aboard the Endeavour in Botany Bay, which Captain Cook initially called Sting-Ray Bay. Rays and skate, like sharks, are ancient species, with skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone. Their side fins are enlarged and attached to their heads, forming a large disc-shaped ‘body’ with a long, thin tail. It’s these enlarged side fins, called flaps or wings, that are eaten. Most fishmongers will skin and fille