Fish Stew with Dogfish and Skate (Sardinia)

Soups

Ingredients

Dogfish - 2 1/2 pounds

Skate - 1 pound

Salt

Wine vinegar

Lemon - 2-3 slices

Garlic, finely chopped - 2 cloves

Olive oil - 1 cup

Pine nuts - 5 tbsps

Walnut kernels - 5 tbsps

Soft white breadcrumbs  -1 cup

Pepper

Grated nutmeg

Cut the fish into serving portions and put them in a large fish kettle with little salted wateer, about 1 cup vinegar and 2 or 3 slices of lemon. Bring to a gentle boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently until the fish are tender. Remove them from the pan and leave to cool. Let the fish stock continue simmering.

In another large pan, fry the garlic cloves gently in the oil until they turn a golden color; then add the nuts, ground to a powder, to taste. Stir and cook for a minute or so longer. Add the fish, moisten with a littlwe of the hot fish stock and turn them to coat the fish are heated through. Serve hot

Serves 6