| Fish is one of the most wholesome foods that man | | | | around the fins and remove them. Finally, rinse the fish |
| can eat. In fact, people have been eating fish | | | | body and cavity under cold, running water. Now that |
| throughout human history. These days, many cooks | | | | the fish has been properly cleaned, you can move on |
| yearn to add fish to their repertoire, but the whole | | | | to filleting. |
| process of cleaning and filleting fresh fish is a little | | | | Begin the fish filleting process by laying the fish on one |
| scary to them. The process of cleaning and filleting | | | | side and inserting your knife into the fish body almost |
| fresh fish is relatively simple once the steps are | | | | to the backbone. Guide your knife along the backbone, |
| understood. | | | | exposing the fillet as you cut. You will have to lift and |
| To begin, you must clean your fresh fish properly in | | | | separate the flesh from the bone as you cut. Next, |
| order to maintain it's quality during the remaining steps | | | | repeat this process for the other side. Once you have |
| of processing. First, use a knife or fish scaling tool to | | | | created the two fish fillets, place them skin side down |
| remove all of the scales. Removing the scales early on | | | | and cut through the flesh next to the tail. Do not cut |
| is a key to easy fish cleaning. Next, remove the fish | | | | through the skin next to the tail, as you will hold onto |
| head by cutting just behind the first set of fins. Now, | | | | this skin as you separate the skin from the flesh. Insert |
| insert your sharp knife into the area where you just | | | | your fillet knife between the flesh and the skin and use |
| removed the head and make a slit in the belly of the | | | | a back and forth motion to separate the two. Rinse |
| fish. You will want to slit the fish belly all the way down | | | | the fillets with cold water and be sure to dry them |
| to the vent next to the tail. This should open up the | | | | before storing or using. |
| cavity of the fish and you can pull or cut away any | | | | These simple and easy steps are all that it takes to |
| viscera or organs from inside the fish. The next step is | | | | make the most out of fresh fish. With these steps in |
| to cut away any additional fins that the fish may have. | | | | mind you can prepare fresh fish for any meal. |
| Do this by cutting into the fish in a circular motion | | | | |