Aile de Raie aux Câpres - Pommes vapeur

Here is a dish with skate, a simple and delicious dish from French cuisine. Though I used steamed potatoes here, you can try with sauted  potatoes.

Aile de Raie aux Câpres - Pommes vapeur

Skate wing with Capers - Steamed potatoes

 things we need

4 small skate wings 900 gm

120 gm butter (unsalted)

120 gm capers in vinegar 

60ml olive oil 

bouquet garni

1 shallot

salt & pepper

4 big potatoes

15 gm chives

how to:

1.Peel the shallot and cut it longwise in 2 halves.

2.Put the skate wings in a large sauce pan and cover them with cold water ; add the bouquet garni, the  shallot,salt,15 ml capers vinegar, and 15 ml olive oil into the water.

3. Bring the water to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes ; the water must never boil (it would damage the fish).

4. In the meantime, prepare the sauce : put the 45 ml olive oil into the pan, add the butter and melt it on a gentle flame ; it will froth for one or two minutes, then add the capers and 45 ml of their vinegar in the pan ; add salt & generous pepper, mix, switch off the flame and cover while you prepare the potatoes.

5.Peel and cut the potatoes into thick slices and steam or boil it.

6.When the skate is ready, carefully drain each piece in a skimmer and put it in a large plate ; if the skate has a thick top skin, take it off with a knife 

7. Pour the capers' sauce on the wings and serve immediately, garnished with chopped chives.

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