Skate with Brown Butter Sauce
Masterclass recipe! This skate with brown butter sauce recipe is a favourite in James's restaurant. Find out how to make it at home!
Ingredients
Skate
- 2 x 250g skate wings
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- salt and pepper
- 25ml veg oil
Sauce
- 150g butter
- 2 tbsp small capers
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 lemon, segmented
- 1 small bunch of parsley, chopped
Croutons
- 1 slice bread, cubed
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C.
- Pan fry the croutons in vegetable oil until crisp, then drain.
- Season the flour then coat the skate, dusting any excess off. In a large frying pan, heat the oil and cook the fish for 2 mins. Then flip over and cook in the oven for 8-10 mins.
- To make the sauce, put the butter in a large pan and heat until nut brown, then add the capers and lemon juice and segments and parsley.
- To serve, put the skate onto a plate, spoon over the sauce and decorate with croutons.
Ingredients
Skate
- 2 x 250g skate wings
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- salt and pepper
- 25ml veg oil
Sauce
- 150g butter
- 2 tbsp small capers
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 lemon, segmented
- 1 small bunch of parsley, chopped
Croutons
- 1 slice bread, cubed
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C.
- Pan fry the croutons in vegetable oil until crisp, then drain.
- Season the flour then coat the skate, dusting any excess off. In a large frying pan, heat the oil and cook the fish for 2 mins. Then flip over and cook in the oven for 8-10 mins.
- To make the sauce, put the butter in a large pan and heat until nut brown, then add the capers and lemon juice and segments and parsley.
- To serve, put the skate onto a plate, spoon over the sauce and decorate with croutons.
