hi I’m Pete from Jamie’s food team and I’m going to show you how to trim a
I’m going to show you how to trim a
I’m going to show you how to trim a skate this is your skate it’s got a bony
skate this is your skate it’s got a bony
skate this is your skate it’s got a bony bit at the top here you can see what
bit at the top here you can see what
bit at the top here you can see what you’re going to trim off and a little
you’re going to trim off and a little
you’re going to trim off and a little fringe around the bottom which is just
fringe around the bottom which is just
fringe around the bottom which is just going to tidy up so we end up with a
going to tidy up so we end up with a
going to tidy up so we end up with a neat almost semicircular piece of fish
neat almost semicircular piece of fish
neat almost semicircular piece of fish now the easiest way to take this bit of
now the easiest way to take this bit of
now the easiest way to take this bit of bone off used to use a heavy chopping
bone off used to use a heavy chopping
bone off used to use a heavy chopping knife but instead of hacking it like
knife but instead of hacking it like
knife but instead of hacking it like that and I put the knife in position
that and I put the knife in position
that and I put the knife in position I’ll take a rolling pin but you can use
I’ll take a rolling pin but you can use
I’ll take a rolling pin but you can use a piece of wood or anything that’s heavy
a piece of wood or anything that’s heavy
a piece of wood or anything that’s heavy and wooden you may not want to use your
and wooden you may not want to use your
and wooden you may not want to use your rolling pin because we’re going to hit
rolling pin because we’re going to hit
rolling pin because we’re going to hit the knife like that and you might end up
the knife like that and you might end up
the knife like that and you might end up marking it if you don’t mind or it’s an
marking it if you don’t mind or it’s an
marking it if you don’t mind or it’s an old rolling pin that’s fine but you
old rolling pin that’s fine but you
old rolling pin that’s fine but you might prefer to use just a plain piece
might prefer to use just a plain piece
might prefer to use just a plain piece of wood the nice thing about this is
of wood the nice thing about this is
of wood the nice thing about this is that when you hit the knife with a pin
that when you hit the knife with a pin
that when you hit the knife with a pin it’ll go straight through the bone and
it’ll go straight through the bone and
it’ll go straight through the bone and make the cut in exactly the right place
there we go the cuts perfect in the
there we go the cuts perfect in the right place
right place
right place listen go in the bin and here’s your
listen go in the bin and here’s your
listen go in the bin and here’s your skate wing we’ve got a slightly raggedy
skate wing we’ve got a slightly raggedy
skate wing we’ve got a slightly raggedy edge to the bottom and we’re going to
edge to the bottom and we’re going to
edge to the bottom and we’re going to take a pair of scissors and just trim
take a pair of scissors and just trim
take a pair of scissors and just trim that up make it look a little nicer
that up make it look a little nicer
that up make it look a little nicer little more or hemispheric kitchen
little more or hemispheric kitchen
little more or hemispheric kitchen scissors a good nice heavy-duty kitchen
scissors a good nice heavy-duty kitchen
scissors a good nice heavy-duty kitchen scissors and you just trim around the
scissors and you just trim around the
scissors and you just trim around the edge
no trick to this it really is as simple
no trick to this it really is as simple as it looks you’ll know if you’re
as it looks you’ll know if you’re
as it looks you’ll know if you’re cutting too far up into the fish because
cutting too far up into the fish because
cutting too far up into the fish because it’ll get hard to do this should really
it’ll get hard to do this should really
it’ll get hard to do this should really be no more than cutting cardboard no
be no more than cutting cardboard no
be no more than cutting cardboard no more effort than that required there we
more effort than that required there we
more effort than that required there we go so you have a skate wing nicely
go so you have a skate wing nicely
go so you have a skate wing nicely trimmed no bone at the back and no wispy
trimmed no bone at the back and no wispy
trimmed no bone at the back and no wispy frilly bits around here nice smooth edge
frilly bits around here nice smooth edge
frilly bits around here nice smooth edge and this is ready to be cooked either in
and this is ready to be cooked either in
and this is ready to be cooked either in a hot frying pan or in a hot oven or
a hot frying pan or in a hot oven or
a hot frying pan or in a hot oven or maybe in a pot with some white wine ever
maybe in a pot with some white wine ever
maybe in a pot with some white wine ever you like to do it that’s how to trim a
you like to do it that’s how to trim a
you like to do it that’s how to trim a skate wing
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