Skate wing fillets in anchovy sauce with diced tomatoes and zucchini spaghetti

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 skate wing, skinned (approx. 600 g)
• 2 zucchinis
• olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 3 anchovies in brine
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 shallot(s), finely diced
• 1 garlic clove(s), finely diced
• 2 cl dry vermouth (Noilly Prat)
• 200 ml fish stock
• 1 large tomato(s) (vine tomato)
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• 2 tsp crème fraîche
• Sugar
• pepper
• 1 tbsp coriander greens, finely chopped

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour

First, use a sharp knife to cut vertically into the meat on the thick side of the wing down to the cartilage, then separate it along the cartilage to the thin side. Turn the wing over and repeat on the other side. Discard the cartilage, cut the boned fillets into portions, and let them rest in the refrigerator. The boned meat still weighs 470g. For the anchovy sauce, rinse the salt off the anchovies and dry the fish with kitchen paper. Blanch the tomato, peel and deseed them, and dice the meat. Melt the butter in a saucepan and sauté the shallots and garlic until translucent. Deglaze with Noilly Prat, add the fish stock, bring to a boil, and reduce the liquid by half. Strain the stock through a fine sieve into a second saucepan and stir in the anchovies with a whisk until melted. Season the sauce with a pinch of sugar, pepper, and tomato paste. Stir in the crème fraîche and the diced tomatoes. Finally, add the coriander leaves. Use a julienne cutter to pull fine strips off the outer skin of the zucchini. Set the inner white part aside; it is not needed for this dish. Fry the zucchini strips in a little olive oil at medium heat for about 5 minutes, turning frequently, and season with salt and pepper. The strips should not become too soft, but retain their bite. Heat a little oil in a pan and fry the skate fillets on both sides at medium heat for about 2-3 minutes. If the fillets bulge, you can use a spatula to press them down to the bottom of the pan. After about 20 seconds, they should lie flat. Season with a little salt. Place the skate fillets on the plates, coat them with the anchovy sauce, twist the zucchini spaghetti into towers with a fork and place them next to them. Suitable side dishes include rice, as well as barley and vegetables or an oven-fresh baguette.