Skate Wings with Brown Butter
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 lemon, sliced
- 1/2 onion, thickly sliced
- 5 black peppercorns, crushed
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 sprigs parsley
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 skinless skate wings
- 12 tbsp butter, cut into pieces
- 4 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 3 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 2 tbsp nonpareil capers in brine, rinsed
- To make the court bouillon, bring 1 quart (1 liter) water and all of the ingredients to a boil in a very large frying pan over medium heat.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Let cool until tepid.
- Add the skate to the frying pan.
- Return to a bare simmer over medium heat.
- Cover and poach for 710 minutes, until the flesh can easily be lifted from the bone.
- Using a slotted spatula, transfer each wing to a dinner plate.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, swirling the pan so the butter melts evenly.
- Cook until the milk solids turn a dark hazelnut brown, using a spoon to skim the surface if necessary to check the color.
- Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice.
- Scatter the parsley and capers over the skate wings.
- Pour the brown butter over the skate.
- Serve at once.
white wine, lemon, onion, black peppercorns, garlic, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, salt, skate, butter, lemon juice, parsley, nonpareil capers
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/skate-wings-with-brown-butter (may not work)