How to Fillet a Fish

You could get filleted fish from stores. But, inthe backbone. Now turn the fish over and repeat the
comparison, a whole fish retains its taste and it wouldabove steps until the fillet is fully separated from the
be a better deal if you could get a whole fish and filletbackbone.
it by yourself. Here, in this article, few easy steps to doUsing a flat blade knife, strip off a bit of skin from the
filleting are mentioned. Initially one may find it a bitflesh. Make a hole in the loosened skin and by holding
difficult to pace the knife accordingly, but one canone's finger through the hole, rip off the skin completely
master the art with experience.from the fillet, meanwhile holding the fillet down using
How to fillet a fish? Follow the steps below,the knife. Make sure that the knife is held at near 45
The only tools need to fillet a fish are a good anddegree angle to the surface.
sharp, thin and flexible knife and a cutting board. OneAs a last step, using one's finger and clean tweezers,
can also manage to start filleting by placing the fish onfeel for any pin bones. If there are any, remove that as
the floor or any other hard surface. Start filleting bywell. Now the fillet is ready to be cooked.
cutting below the head up to the backbone. Once theBefore ending this educative article, here are few
knife touches the backbone, turn the face so that it isgeneral tips to take note of.
now parallel to the direction of the length of the fish.1) While filleting, make sure that the knife is thin and
Hold the fish tightly against the cutting board by placingsharp. With that one must be able to cut through the
your other hand against its head. Now, push the knifepiece in a flowing pace. 2) Filleting needs some
parallel to the backbone up to the tail in a sawingexpertise to perform. Hence go slow if you are a
motion. Make sure that the knife, all through its way upbeginner. Else you might end up filleting your fingers. 3)
to the tail, touches the backbone thereby ripping theSeparating the fillet from the ribcage is the most
last piece of flesh from it.difficult of the steps. Hence take care doing that even
Now slowly pull out the fillet meanwhile making smallif you have sufficient expertise.
cuts so as to free the last bits of flesh holding on toEnjoy your meal!!