On 2007-03-16 08:34:04 -0700, Dan Logcher > said:

>> Skate is a fantastic eating fish. Next time you get a hold of one (or
>> more) cut off the wings, then poach them (the wings). In a saucepan,
>> brown some butter with capers. When the skate wings are done, the skin
>> on both sides will peel off easily. Pour the Butter sauce over the
>> white scallopy meat and enjoy. You pull the meat off both sides the
>> flat cartilage "bone". Try it once and you will be hooked. For a more
>> detailed recipe you can google up any recipe for Raie au buerre blanc.
>
> Thanks! I have heard people say how good skate wing is, poor man
> scallops. I think I had it Chinese whole fried style before and it was
> good. I will definately try this one the next one I catch. Seems real
> easy to prepare.

Jeez, this is news to me. I've eaten skate with noodles a couple of
times in Korean restaurants. I've seen skate as a part of a number of
dishes. But after two ventures with it with noodles I didn't want to
see it any more. It was more or less cartilidge and nothing else. If
there was meat in there I couldn't find it or it was hard to get too.
I began to think it was like people who like turkey neck, which burn up
more calories finding the meat than one gets when eating it.

I'm surprised to hear these tales!
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