Skate with garlic and vinegar sauce
Poached skate with potatoes and a fragrant garlic-vinegar dressing.
⏱ Estimated time: 50 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal

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
- Boil cubed potatoes in salted water until tender.
- Gently poach skate in hot water with bay for 8–12 minutes until cooked and easily separated from cartilage.
- Drain fish and keep warm without drying it out.
- Warm olive oil with sliced garlic until pale gold; remove from heat and carefully add vinegar.
- 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.