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How to Clean a Whole Fish

7/11/2016

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Cleaning a whole fish may seem intimidating (it was to me) but it's actually quite simple and a useful skill particularly in Greece where most fish is sold whole at the local market or caught when out fishing for fun. Following is an illustrated step-by-step.
Remove the Fins
​Using scissors, cut off the fins. Exercise particular caution with the dorsal fin as some fish have sharp ones (as pictured in the illustration below). 
Remove the Scales
Once you've cut off the fins, it's time to remove the scales. Run the knife or fish scale along against the grain (from the tail towards the head). This is the messiest part of the process and best done in the sink. Once complete, check to make sure you removed all of the scales by running your hand from the fish's tail towards the head. It should feel smooth.
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Clean the Inside of the Fish
Make an incision along the bottom of the fish up to where the gills connect. You can choose to cut all the way through to the head or stop right at the gills. In this illustration I stopped right at the gills.
Remove the Gills
Using scissors, remove the gills by cutting on each end. With small fish, these can often be pulled out by hand.
Rinse the fish and you're done! If you need a recipe for your whole fish, two of our favorites are broiled with lemon juice, olive oil, and oregano for large fish or fried for small fish.
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9/22/2016 02:38:40 am

This is very informative and I have learned a lot on how to clean a fish. Fishes are good source of protein and they should be eaten and must be cleaned well so that we will all be satisfied by it. I will share this to my friends so that they will be informed as well about the cleaning process of fish.

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4/12/2017 10:17:36 am

Thanks! Happy to hear you found this informative and helpful.

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1/29/2019 08:54:42 pm

This thing was taught to me when I was still a high school student. Actually, that subject is memorable for me since I was able to learn a lot of things about fishes. If people who haven't tried it yet think that cleaning a fish is a piece of cake, that means they really haven't tried doing it yet! It's very delicate, you need to treat these fishes with care because cutting yourself is possible! Bering careful while looking into details is really important!

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4/10/2017 02:04:36 am

I love sea fish. One of fav is sardine. I found helpful tips on fish cleaning from your blog. Keep the good work.

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4/12/2017 10:13:50 am

Wonderful Charles! So happy to hear you found this information helpful.

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1/23/2018 08:59:25 pm

Cleaning the fish is not an easy work. You have to know the proper way for you to easily clean and prepare the fish. As what have mentioned from this blog on how to clean the fish, don't forget top use a sharp knife to remove the fins, remove the scales, clean the inside of the fish, and remove the gills; for some people, they use their bare hands. This is really dangerous thing, so don't try using your hands to remove specially the gills of the fish. Thank you for sharing your insights regarding this matter.

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