Skate Au Beurre Noir Recipes

SKATE AU BEURRE NOIR

Steps:

• Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Slice off a little from each end of the potato. Cut potato in sixths lengthwise. Cut the wedges into elongated seven-sided ovals; hold potato wedge steady with fingertips and, with a small paring knife, trim all sharp edges. Work from top to bottom of piece in a quick curving movement, turning the piece slightly between each cut. The finished pieces should be of uniform size and shape. Add potatoes to boiling water. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and reserve.
• Bring stock to a boil in a medium saute pan. Reduce to a simmer. Season both sides of skate with salt and pepper. Place in pan; cover and cook 2 minutes. Turn fish. Cover once again, and cook until opaque, about 2 minutes more. With a fish spatula, transfer skate to two plates. Place three pieces of potato on each plate.
• While fish is cooking, melt butter in a separate medium saute pan over high heat. Cook until butter starts to turn golden, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, swirling pan. This swirling motion combined with the remaining heat in the pan will bring the butter to its desired, almost-black color. Add lemon juice, capers, parsley, and a pinch salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over skate. Serve.

RAIE AU BEURRE NOIR (SKATE WITH BLACK BUTTER SAUCE)

Steps:

• Arrange fish pieces in one layer, slightly overlapping, in a skillet or casserole. Add water to cover, the white vinegar, salt, bay leaf, peppercorns and thyme.
• Bring to a boil and let simmer over low heat about 2 minutes or less. Turn off heat and let stand until ready to serve. Do not let stand for more than a very few minutes. Transfer fish pieces to a layer of paper towels. Then transfer drained pieces of fish to a heated serving dish.
• To make sauce, heat a heavy skillet, preferably of black iron, almost to smoking. Add butter; when it melts and starts to darken, add capers. Cook, shaking skillet and stirring, about 1 minute, or until butter starts to blacken. Add red-wine vinegar and parsley, swirling it around, and pour sauce over fish.

RAIE AU BEURRE NOIR (SKATE WITH BLACK BUTTER)

Steps:

• Put the skate wings in a kettle and add cold water to cover and salt. Bring to a simmer and cook about four or five minutes.
• Drain the wings and, using a sharp knife, carefully scrape away the outer coating of each wing.
• Put the wings in a casserole in one layer and add cold water to cover and salt to taste. Add the vinegar, bay leaf, thyme and parsley. Bring the water to a full boil and remove the casserole from the heat.
• Drain the wings on paper towels and arrange them on a serving dish.
• To make the sauce, heat the butter in a skillet over high heat, and when it turns medium brown add the capers. Continue cooking until the butter becomes slightly blackened. Add the vinegar, swirl it around over high heat and pour the sauce over the fish. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

SKATE AU BEURRE NOIRE

Steps:

• Bring the water, 1 tbls vinegar, onion, bay leaf and fish to the boil.
• then let it simmer for about 15 minute.
• Remove fish and drain off any liquid, then place on a dish.
• melt some butter until dark brown. Season the fish and add the parsley and capers.
• pour the brown butter over the fish.
• warm the rest of the vinegar (1tbls) and pour over the fish.