"Musashi" > wrote in message
et...
>
> "Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Terrorist Killer wrote:
> > > On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:56:55 -0500, "Musashi"
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>It's a tasty enough fish that I'm rather surprised people in your area
> throw
> > >>them away.
> > >>M
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you Dan and Musashi, I'll have to try it now. The next time they
> > > run here, I'll catch some and let you know.
> > >
> > > Yes, if fisherman here catch salt water catfish or Spanish macks, they
> > > cuss like crazy, kill the fish and throw it back in the water. That's
> > > why I've never tried one.
> >
> > I've always hated that practice of killing the by-catch. My last deep
sea
> > trip, they killed all the dogfish we caught. I understand why they do
it,
> > just don't agree.
> >
> > We catch a lot of skates around here, and I knew some guy who would kill
> > them too. But its not like you keep catching the same one 10 minutes
> later.
> > I might eat the skate if I knew how to prepare it.
> >
> > --
> > Dan
>
> 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.
>


Good grief. Sorry. It's Raie au buerre Noir
not Blanc.
M