Pan-Fried Skate with Brown Butter and Parsnip Puree

Name: Pan-Fried Skate with Brown Butter and Parsnip Puree
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters sliced blanched almonds; 4 servings All-purpose flour, for dredging; 3 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 454 grams parsnips, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 680 grams boneless skate wings; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter; 4 servings Vegetable oil, for frying; 355 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pan-Fried Skate with Brown Butter and Parsnip Puree

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.

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Add the parsnips and cook over moderately high heat, stirring often, until golden brown, about 4 minutes.

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Parsnip

Add the water and a pinch of salt, cover and cook over low heat until the parsnips are tender, about 15 minutes. Uncover and boil over moderately high heat until the liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes.

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Transfer the parsnips and liquid to a blender and puree until very smooth. Return the puree to the saucepan and season with salt and pepper; cover and keep warm.

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Parsnip

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Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 35

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Spread the sliced almonds in a pie plate and toast in the oven for about 7 minutes, until golden brown.

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Sliced Almonds

Spread

Toast

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Let cool.

Reduce the oven temperature to 30

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In a large skillet, heat 1/8 inch of vegetable oil. Season the skate with salt and pepper and dredge in flour, shaking off the excess. Fry 2 pieces of skate over high heat until they are golden brown and crisp, about 3 minutes. Carefully turn and fry the skate until just opaque throughout, about 30 seconds longer.

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Salt And Pepper

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All Purpose Flour

Skate

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Transfer the skate to a large rimmed baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Fry the remaining skate.

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Skate

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Pour off the oil and wipe out the skillet.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter to the skillet and melt over high heat. Cook the butter until it starts to turn brown, about 1 minute.

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Add the almonds and shake the skillet.

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Shake

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Remove the skillet from the heat and swirl in the lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

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Spoon the parsnip puree onto plates and top with the skate.

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Parsnip

Skate

Drizzle the butter-almond sauce over the fish and serve.

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Servings:

79milliliters

sliced blanched almonds 4servings

All-purpose flour, for dredging 3Tbsps

fresh lemon juice 454grams

parsnips, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick 4servings

Salt and freshly ground pepper 680grams

boneless skate wings 6Tbsps

unsalted butter 4servings

Vegetable oil, for frying 355milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are my top picks for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. You could try Zind-Humbrecht Calcaire Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 46 dollars per bottle.