Skate wings with tomatoes and mushrooms

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 4 pieces of fish (ray wings), skinned
• 3 m.-large beefsteak tomatoes
• 250 g mushrooms, white
• ½ lemon(s), juice
• 4 small shallots
• 2 small garlic cloves
• 1 tsp chili powder (Allspiceón picante del la Vera), alternatively hot paprika powder
• 50 ml vermouth (Noilly Prat), sherry or fish stock
• 1 bag of saffron
• butter
• salt and pepper
• olive oil
• Sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Raya portions

First, preheat the oven to 220°C (top and bottom heat) or 200°C (fan). Peel and dice the tomatoes, clean the mushrooms, thinly slice them, and drizzle with lemon juice. Peel and dice the shallots and garlic. Dissolve the saffron in the Noilly Prat. Season the skate wings with plenty of pimentón and pepper, sear in butter, then add salt and finish cooking in the oven for about 10 minutes. Fry the mushrooms, shallots, and garlic in olive oil for about 5 minutes, add the tomatoes, and deglaze with the Noilly Prat. Season with salt and sugar and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Arrange the skate wings with the tomatoes and mushrooms on warmed plates and serve with a glass of Chablis.