- Cut off the fins with a pair of scissors.
- Partially cut off the head behind the gills, and then ease it away from the body, taking most of the guts with it. Remove the remainder of guts using a knife.
- Slice along the back of the fish between the flesh and backbone, keeping the knife against the backbone.
- Open out the fish flat like a book and turn it flesh side down.
- Cut away the backbone and small adjoining bones.
- Rinse the fish using cold water and dry on kitchen paper.
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