Name: Skate with Capers and Brown Butter Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 4 pcs skate wing; 4½ cups water; ½ cup red wine vinegar; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1¾ tsp salt; ¼ tsp peppercorns; 2 bay leaves; ¼ lb butter; 1 cup capers; ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley; 1½ tsp fresh ground black pepper

Skate with Capers and Brown Butter Recipe

How To Make Skate with Capers and Brown Butter

Enter a seafood adventure with this Skate with Capers and Brown Butter dish! It’s simmered in a tasty sauce made of red wine vinegar, butter, and caper.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4pcsskate wing
4½cupswater
½cupred wine vinegar,plus an additional 1½ tbsp
1tspdried thyme
1¾tspsalt
¼tsppeppercorns
2bay leaves
¼lbbutter,unsalted
1cupcapers
¼cupflat-leaf parsley,chopped
1½tspfresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Put the skate in a large deep frying pan in one layer.
Pour the water and the ½ cup vinegar over the fish.
Add the thyme, 1 teaspoon of salt, peppercorns, bay leaves, and more water if needed to cover.
Bring to a simmer and cook, partially covered, at a gentle simmer for 3 minutes.
Raise the heat and bring it to a rolling boil.
Remove from the heat and let sit for about 5 minutes until the fish is just done.
Carefully remove the fish and drain on paper towels.
Meanwhile, in a medium stainless-steel saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat.
Cook for about 5 minutes until the butter turns medium brown.
Remove from the heat and carefully stir in the remaining 1½ tablespoons vinegar, the capers, the parsley, the remaining ¾ teaspoon of salt, and ground pepper.
Serve the fish topped with the sauce.