Anyone who has followed this blog for some time (and I thank you!) will know that I am a great admirer of the food from Northern Spain. A great favourite is Pulpo a la Gallega – Octopus Galician Style which basically means served with boiled potatoes and seasoned liberally with fruity olive oil, coarse salt and pimentón. I used this style of serving with other fish and seafood, it works fantastically with scallops.
Time this week to turn my attention to Skate, which I generally pan fry or oven cook. Why not try it “a la Gallega” as well? Online recipes told me that the fish is indeed served like this but more traditionally it’s poached. Sorry, no poaching for me I just didn’t fancy it. I lightly griddled it before placing it on top of cooked, diced (well…”chunked”) potatoes and then dressed it with our own olive oil, Maldon sea salt and smoked pimentón.
Perfect, two small skate wings made a fantastic sharing dish for two hungry folk but would have been ideal as a starter for 4-6 people. Definitely a dish to be repeated and absolutely perfect with a chilled glass of Albariño.
Chica Andaluza 
That sounds great – I’d definitely try that, as I love pulpo with pimentón 🙂
We love pulpo with pretty much anything!
Ha ha – I’m a big fan too 😉
¡Delicioso! 🙂
Gracias guapa!
Thanks for the recipe, a source of great culinary knowledge, may add my appetite.
You are most welcome!
It looks delicioussss. Thanks for the recipe
Thank you!
Sadly we don’t get skate here but regardless, I also wouldn’t poach it 🙂
I just wanted to add a bigger flavour!
Sounds wonderful just up our street. Sounds and looks tasty, especially with the glass of chilled wine, lol. xxxx
Hee hee – cheers!
Very nice idea…perfect potatoes for that at the moment….raie is not cheap here but I do like it very much:)
It’s nost too bad right now in England but so much smaller than what we buy in Spain!
This post makes me sad because I can’t get any good seafood where I live!!! But I live vicariously through your dishes!
😦 such a shame about the seafood but I think you are such a star at making such amazing dishes with what you do have!
Well I just had the potatoes with olive oil and sea salt the other day and they were fabulous. Bet yours tasted amazing with your olive oil 🙂
Life would be sad without potatoes L
I don’t think that there IS such a thing as life without potatoes. You read about those mythical beings called “Paleo” and wonder at the sad state of affairs where potatoes are persona non gratis. I am imagining them as husk like wraiths floating around ethereally without substance or measure, like dandelion fluff floating on the breeze. I eat spuds. My feet know the earth and I AINT gonna leave it with the first puff of wind that decides to aim itself in my direction. I can thank potatoes for that. My son told me not so long ago (my son the accountant who is a scientist in his mind) that you can live on potatoes and good quality bread and that there isn’t anything missing from that diet…er…I might beg to differ but who am I to complain when my bestest most favourite food is 50% of survival rations!
Oh yes there is a life without potatoes 🙂 !! I eat about one kilo or less a year!! Do not believe anyone should follow a ‘diet’ but – yep, am medically certificated as a physician and have learned about nutrition, especially nutrition for the ‘elderly’. for over 25 years!! Still at three universities now . . . potatoes are far too high in HGI and especially HGL. Love octopus . . . actually had it for lunch today [yes, unfortunately from fresh/frozen] . . .appreciate the recipe but shall prep it one of my many ways . . . lots of love . . .
delicious ….. I love it
J
if you can share the delish
Sounds like a lovely way of preparing and serving fish/seafood Tanya! I look forward to trying it.
Thank you – we love our fish and enjoy trying new (and simple!) ways of cooking it!
Fish on Friday! 🙂 Have a happy weekend, Tanya!
Like the good convent educated girl that I am!
Simplicity of flavors in this dish shine…I just admire the way you prepare fish:)
Thank you Peri!
Anything that swims…. mmmmm! I’ve never had an opportunity to cook skate but I can get my hands on nice scallops here, and this sounds summery and wonderful. Hungry NOW! 🙂
We love scallops and they’re so good cooked this way too!
I don’t think I’ve ever had skate and we never see it here, but you make it look so tasty!
I think we’re pretty lucky to be able to get hold of it in both England and Spain – it’s quite unusual for a lot of folk but so tasty!
Delicioso . . .. yummi
Is Octopus Galician Style menu is served with boiled potatoes was served in the restaurant ?
Yes it’s a restaurant dish too!
I have not seen in the restaurant Indonesia? 🙂
It’s quite an unusual fish I guess
I see this menu so forget that I do not like seafood because it looks tempting and delicious
Glad you liked the look of it!
Because the food is good too sweet look
thank you for sharing this recipe hopefully I can make it for my family and can increase their appetite.
Indonesian say : Sedaaap!!! (in english is delicious…)
that sounds great, delicious and nice pict
i think is better than restaurant
meat fish looking smooth and palatable 🙂
meat fish looking smooth and delicius 🙂