How To Properly Cut A Flounder And Quickly Clean It From Scales And Skin, How To Clean It In Different Ways

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

How easy it is to peel and fillet a flounder

Sea fish flounder has beneficial properties, but is very rare in the home menu. Not every housewife knows how to properly clean and cut the flounder. In fact, this is not difficult, you just need to follow some recommendations.

Features and useful properties of flounder

Flounder is a representative of the marine fauna. The most common types are: stellate, yellow-finned, white-bellied, halibut. The flounder has an unusual flat shape, and in some species the fins are brindle. Fish lovers consider it a delicacy and appreciate it for its tender and juicy meat. It has a low calorie content, but contains many vitamins and easily digestible proteins.

Flounder has an unusual flat shape

Defrosting the carcass

Not many people have the opportunity to purchase fresh fish. Most often it comes to the store frozen. To preserve all the beneficial properties of cabal, it must be properly defrosted. Defrosting methods:

• Slow defrosting method. Place the fish in a bag and place it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator until it is completely thawed. The method is good for those who have enough time.
• Fast way of defrosting. Immerse the fish in water with the addition of salt at the rate of one teaspoon per kilogram of product. The water should be cold - the use of warm water will lead to the loss of the beneficial properties and taste of the fish.

How to remove scales and skin from flounder

There are different types of flounder - with and without scales. Regardless of the species, this fish has dense skin. Some types of flounder, for example, the Black Sea kalkan, are covered with thorns.

Cooking flounder is accompanied by an unpleasant smell, and the dish takes on a specific flavor. To avoid this, the skin must be removed. Only very small, scaleless carcasses do not need skin removal. You need to act in steps:

1. Cut the dark side of the carcass in a circle, going from tail to head.

   

   The skin is incised from the tail to the head.

2. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut the skin from below, separating it from the pulp.

   

   You need to clean the carcass from the skin from the tail

3. Grasp the skin and, moving towards the head, remove it like a stocking.

How to properly gut and cut fish

The flounder is structurally different from other species. Her digestive organs are located under the gills.

Instructions:

1. Using a knife or household scissors, cut off the fins and tail if not done before.

   

   Fins and tail are cut with scissors

2. Make a V-cut on both sides of the head.

   

   A V-cut is made near the head

3. Remove the head along with the gills and entrails.

4. Carefully remove the remaining viscera and rinse the cavity.

   

   After removing the head, the flounder is cleaned of the remaining viscera

Filleting a large flounder

To obtain fillets, it is more convenient to use large carcasses. It is recommended to work with a sharp knife with a thin and long blade.

Instructions:

1. Place the carcass with the dark side up and, using a knife, make an incision along the ridge to the very bones.

2. Make a cut perpendicular to the first, just above the tail.

   

   Make cuts along the flounder's torso and perpendicular to the tail

3. Insert the knife into the cut and use short strokes to separate the pulp by sliding it over the bone.

   

   Separate the flesh from one side of the carcass

4. Separate the other half of the fillet as well.

   

   Separate the fillet from the second half

5. Flip the carcass over to the other side and repeat the cutting process.

Video: how to clean and cut flounder into fillets

Any housewife can peel the flounder from the skin and cut it into fillets. After studying the step-by-step instructions, you can easily cope with this task. Flounder can be fried in a pan or prepared in another way. Let this tasty and healthy product take its rightful place on your table.