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Skate with garlic and vinegar sauce

Poached skate with potatoes and a fragrant garlic-vinegar dressing.

⏱ Estimated time: 50 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal
Skate with garlic and vinegar sauce — Digitally created illustrative image
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Ingredients

  • 800 g cleaned skate wings
  • 700 g potatoes
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 90 ml olive oil
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Parsley, salt and pepper

Step-by-step method

  1. Boil cubed potatoes in salted water until tender.
  2. Gently poach skate in hot water with bay for 8–12 minutes until cooked and easily separated from cartilage.
  3. Drain fish and keep warm without drying it out.
  4. Warm olive oil with sliced garlic until pale gold; remove from heat and carefully add vinegar.
  5. Pour the dressing over skate and potatoes and finish with parsley.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.