What's the best way to fillet a salmon?

Answer 1

This link will sort you out my friend, it's a tutorial with pictures to help you.

http://www.northwestflyfisherman.com/salmon_fillet.htm

Answer 2

Probably the easist way is a VERY sharp knife (flexible fillet knife), and starting from the backbone on one side make a slit running the length of the fish - gill to tail. Then run the blade in the 'slit' flat against the bones in three or four smooth runs and it's off. Flip & repeat. This does away with the need to pick out too many bones.

The link above is a good one - a more traditional way - requires a bit less patience & a less knife skills!


To skin it is easier. (Although it's always better to cook with the skin on) Place skin side down, with knife ata shallow angle cut into the fish starting at the tail (narrow) end. Grip the skin and with the kife held FLAT against the board - wiggle the fish NOT the knife - and it'll come off easilly.

Answer 3

HI-,Put your left hand on the salmons head then get your fillet knife or any sharp knife & keeping the blade flat start the cut just behind the gills keeping the knife on the backbone cut to the tail & then repeat on the other side of fish, To cook it the best way is to steam it wrap it in tinfoil with butter, pepper, place on a tray inside a roasting tin iff you have not got a steamer For about an 1hr in the oven 2nd shelf, good luck, its makeing me feel hungry,

Answer 4

just as you would any other fish off the same size, if you are going to pouch it then it´s just the gut´s you need to take out, then when you serve, serve on a long siver fish dish, then gently remove the skin , then for decoration the skin of the cucumber for down the centre of the salmon , with sliced cucumber , lettuce, tomatoes skin twirl it round to make a rose shape, place in the centre , lots of way´s to make it look nice.

Answer 5

if you havent done this before it is difficult looked at the sites some people mentioned ...good if you have knife skills but bad if you dont.....get a fishmonger or chef to do it for you and ask them if they dont mind to show you once this is mastered it is fairly easy but you have to learn to do this as always with sharp knives be very carefull and always cut away from you......and rememberthe pin bones you could use a potato peeler to pull these out..

Answer 6

dont forget to scrape the see through scales off before cooking!!!

Answer 7

With a knife. HA HA HA

Don't have a real answer but I could not pass this up.


Happy Holidays.

Answer 8

Ask a fish monger to do it

Answer 9

Ask your fishmonger to do it for you.

Happy Holidays!

Answer 10

To hard to describe look it up. I did I seen several.