Gerry wrote:
> 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 like turkey necks Good for soup.

I'll give the skate wings a try this fishing season, and let ya know
how it goes.

--
Dan