Skate Wing with lemon-butter Sauce! (Skate Meunière)

Skate (the fish) are related to rays and sharks which, if you ask me, is very cool and tough. Skate also happen to have the same name as an action sport that I wish I was good at. To conclude, Skate are affordable, plentiful and HEAVILY slept on here in the United States. When filleted and prepped properly, fresh skate has a sweet, semi-meaty, mild flesh making it one of my absolute favorite fish in the sea. Also, it was what I ordered for @omnivorousjarb and I when we went on our first date so there’s definitely some sentimental value scattered in the mix. Regardless, skate is great and you should try it. Recipe below. With love, Adam.🤘🏼 Adam

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Yield: 2 filets

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Skate Wings with Lemon-Butter Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 Skate wing filets
• 1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1 tbsp neutral oil
• 1 Garlic clove, minced
• 2 Tbsp Capers, rinsed
• Juice of 1/2 a Lemon
• 1/3 cup Dry White Wine
• 3 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
• Kosher Salt, to taste

Instructions

1. Season skate fillets with salt on both sides. Dredge the seasoned filets in flour then knock the excess off.
2. Add oil to a medium pan over medium-high heat. Gently add the fish to the pan and let the cook until golden browned, about 2 minutes. Flip and repeat with the other side then remove the fish from the pan and reserve on a plate nearby.
3. Add the garlic and cook for 10 seconds just until fragrant. Deglaze with white wine and reduce by it half, about 1 minute. Add the capers then turn off the heat and swirl in the butter. Once the butter is fully swirled in, finish with lemon juice and for adjust seasoning with more salt if needed. Pour over the cooked fish and CRUSH!

Adam's Notes

• This simple pan sauce is an unstable emulsion. Meaning, it won’t last very long without breaking (splitting). Make this sauce a la minute for best results. For example, prep everything that you need for dinner before hand, then cook the fish and the make the sauce last just before sitting down for dinner.
• This recipe calls for Skate (because Skate is great), but it works on any thin cutlet of protein. Think veal, chicken, other fish, a frisbee, you get it.