How to Fillet a Whole Fish
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I wanted a set of simple instructions with just the steps listed, so I made one..
Recipe by Muraru
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- 1
Remove the scales. I have a mackerel in the picture so I don't really need to, but I listed the step here.
- 2
Make an incision into the gills to make it easier to remove them.
- 3
Slit open the belly.
- 4
Remove the gills and the guts.
- 5
Clean out the insides.
- 6
Make an incision with your knife along the line connecting the caudal fin and the ventral fin.
- 7
Make an incision on the other side as you did in Step 6.
- 8
Cut off the head.
- 9
Cut into the flesh from the belly side and slice.
- 10
Pierce through to the back side until right before the tail fin.
- 11
Cut into the flesh from the back side and slice.
- 12
Insert the knife where you pierced through in Step 10, and slice toward the head to remove the flesh.
- 13
Slice through to the tail.
- 14
You have two pieces now.
- 15
Cut into the flesh from the back side and slice.
- 16
Pierce through to the belly side near the tail fin.
- 17
Cut into the flesh from the belly side and slice.
- 18
Insert the knife where you pierced through in Step 16, then slice toward the head and remove the flesh.
- 19
Slice through to the tail.
- 20
You now have three pieces.
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