How to Fillet a Salmon or Trout | Jamie Oliver

okay all you lovely people at foodtube

okay all you lovely people at foodtube I’m going to show you how to fill it a

I’m going to show you how to fill it a

I’m going to show you how to fill it a whole salmon it applies also to a sea

whole salmon it applies also to a sea

whole salmon it applies also to a sea trout or trout same method I’m using

trout or trout same method I’m using

trout or trout same method I’m using this knife this is a this is a filling

this knife this is a this is a filling

this knife this is a this is a filling knife I’m using this because it’s quite

knife I’m using this because it’s quite

knife I’m using this because it’s quite standard I’m going to need some little

standard I’m going to need some little

standard I’m going to need some little tweezers for taking at the pin bones and

tweezers for taking at the pin bones and

tweezers for taking at the pin bones and I need some scissors the scissors I just

I need some scissors the scissors I just

I need some scissors the scissors I just use to remove all of those little fins

use to remove all of those little fins

use to remove all of those little fins get yourself a nice plastic board get

get yourself a nice plastic board get

get yourself a nice plastic board get yourself a wet cloth underneath so let’s

yourself a wet cloth underneath so let’s

yourself a wet cloth underneath so let’s talk about how we cut this fish first up

talk about how we cut this fish first up

talk about how we cut this fish first up let’s just have a little look so can you

let’s just have a little look so can you

let’s just have a little look so can you see that natural line behind the fish’s

see that natural line behind the fish’s

see that natural line behind the fish’s head we want to follow that with the tip

head we want to follow that with the tip

head we want to follow that with the tip of our knife I’m going to run that knife

of our knife I’m going to run that knife

of our knife I’m going to run that knife behind the neck like so I’ll then fold

behind the neck like so I’ll then fold

behind the neck like so I’ll then fold it over and I’ll do exactly the same but

it over and I’ll do exactly the same but

it over and I’ll do exactly the same but this time I’m going to give it a little

this time I’m going to give it a little

this time I’m going to give it a little tap and go all the way through we’ve got

tap and go all the way through we’ve got

tap and go all the way through we’ve got a cross-section of the fish here we can

a cross-section of the fish here we can

a cross-section of the fish here we can see nice and clearly we’ve got the

see nice and clearly we’ve got the

see nice and clearly we’ve got the Phillip and the spine here and we want

Phillip and the spine here and we want

Phillip and the spine here and we want to cut through there so I’m going to put

to cut through there so I’m going to put

to cut through there so I’m going to put the tip in and I’m going to do a nice

the tip in and I’m going to do a nice

the tip in and I’m going to do a nice confident cut through once I get into

confident cut through once I get into

confident cut through once I get into that ribs that’s good then I’m going to

that ribs that’s good then I’m going to

that ribs that’s good then I’m going to turn it around and see can you see that

turn it around and see can you see that

turn it around and see can you see that there’s the backbone going all the way

there’s the backbone going all the way

there’s the backbone going all the way along the fish here see the dorsal fin

along the fish here see the dorsal fin

along the fish here see the dorsal fin here I want to stay on this side of the

here I want to stay on this side of the

here I want to stay on this side of the dorsal fin and it’s really important you

dorsal fin and it’s really important you

dorsal fin and it’s really important you do long movements okay even if you get

do long movements okay even if you get

do long movements okay even if you get it wrong better to go long and big

it wrong better to go long and big

it wrong better to go long and big jaggedy bits okay so be confident clean

jaggedy bits okay so be confident clean

jaggedy bits okay so be confident clean knife start on top of the spine and I’m

knife start on top of the spine and I’m

knife start on top of the spine and I’m going to run my knife down the length of

going to run my knife down the length of

going to run my knife down the length of the spine and you know where it is

the spine and you know where it is

the spine and you know where it is there’s a dorsal fin there and we’re

there’s a dorsal fin there and we’re

there’s a dorsal fin there and we’re kind of locked in now keep your hands

kind of locked in now keep your hands

kind of locked in now keep your hands out the way all the way down to the tip

out the way all the way down to the tip

out the way all the way down to the tip of the tail now what I want to show you

of the tail now what I want to show you

of the tail now what I want to show you it’s a little trick is the bottom is

it’s a little trick is the bottom is

it’s a little trick is the bottom is here and I’m literally going to stick my

here and I’m literally going to stick my

here and I’m literally going to stick my knife through to the bottom see it’s

knife through to the bottom see it’s

knife through to the bottom see it’s come through and then all I need to do

come through and then all I need to do

come through and then all I need to do now is slightly angle the blade into the

now is slightly angle the blade into the

now is slightly angle the blade into the spine and if I just do that what I’ll do

spine and if I just do that what I’ll do

spine and if I just do that what I’ll do is have a nice clean cut and we won’t

is have a nice clean cut and we won’t

is have a nice clean cut and we won’t waste too much half the fish is take it

waste too much half the fish is take it

waste too much half the fish is take it off the bone here right so we’ve

off the bone here right so we’ve

off the bone here right so we’ve revealed the spine and now I’m going to

revealed the spine and now I’m going to

revealed the spine and now I’m going to angle the knife into the ribs and as I’m

angle the knife into the ribs and as I’m

angle the knife into the ribs and as I’m doing it I’m just easing it away the

doing it I’m just easing it away the

doing it I’m just easing it away the blade is not facing the meat it’s facing

blade is not facing the meat it’s facing

blade is not facing the meat it’s facing the rib

the rib

the rib then it goes quite close to the ribs and

then it goes quite close to the ribs and

then it goes quite close to the ribs and then you get the ribs off like that I’ll

then you get the ribs off like that I’ll

then you get the ribs off like that I’ll do this other side of salmon stay on the

do this other side of salmon stay on the

do this other side of salmon stay on the top of the backbone class the dorsal fin

top of the backbone class the dorsal fin

top of the backbone class the dorsal fin right up to the spine we’ve hit the

right up to the spine we’ve hit the

right up to the spine we’ve hit the spine there and then we’re going to look

spine there and then we’re going to look

spine there and then we’re going to look for the bumhole

for the bumhole

for the bumhole and we’re going to go straight through

and we’re going to go straight through

and we’re going to go straight through hold the blade down and angle it down

hold the blade down and angle it down

hold the blade down and angle it down and beautiful we’re going to go up to

and beautiful we’re going to go up to

and beautiful we’re going to go up to the spine once more just rub it against

the spine once more just rub it against

the spine once more just rub it against the rib bones and come out I’ve taken

the rib bones and come out I’ve taken

the rib bones and come out I’ve taken the ribs off now we’ve got this little

the ribs off now we’ve got this little

the ribs off now we’ve got this little bottom fin here so off with the fin what

bottom fin here so off with the fin what

bottom fin here so off with the fin what I like to do is face it away from me

I like to do is face it away from me

I like to do is face it away from me clean up the angle there I’ll use my

clean up the angle there I’ll use my

clean up the angle there I’ll use my knife and I’ll cut a down the length of

knife and I’ll cut a down the length of

knife and I’ll cut a down the length of the fish like that this trim you can use

the fish like that this trim you can use

the fish like that this trim you can use for mooses and bits and pieces like that

for mooses and bits and pieces like that

for mooses and bits and pieces like that but we have got pin bones to deal with

but we have got pin bones to deal with

but we have got pin bones to deal with so the pin bones are like the little

so the pin bones are like the little

so the pin bones are like the little ribs if you scrape this fish you’ll see

ribs if you scrape this fish you’ll see

ribs if you scrape this fish you’ll see them and I just simply use a little pair

them and I just simply use a little pair

them and I just simply use a little pair of tweezers or you could use clean

of tweezers or you could use clean

of tweezers or you could use clean pliers just to remove those bones it’s

pliers just to remove those bones it’s

pliers just to remove those bones it’s nice to remove that and then there we go

nice to remove that and then there we go

nice to remove that and then there we go we’ve got our lovely fish right there

we’ve got our lovely fish right there

we’ve got our lovely fish right there when you buy fill it your fish it’s been

when you buy fill it your fish it’s been

when you buy fill it your fish it’s been touched and bashed around and kind of

touched and bashed around and kind of

touched and bashed around and kind of exposed more if you want to enjoy the

exposed more if you want to enjoy the

exposed more if you want to enjoy the best of fish you learn to master it

best of fish you learn to master it

best of fish you learn to master it yourself it’s really good fun let me

yourself it’s really good fun let me

yourself it’s really good fun let me show you another little technique go to

show you another little technique go to

show you another little technique go to the end of the fish go down to the skin

the end of the fish go down to the skin

the end of the fish go down to the skin and you can actually angle the knife

and you can actually angle the knife

and you can actually angle the knife under the skin and what I want to do is

under the skin and what I want to do is

under the skin and what I want to do is achieve two things pressing down of the

achieve two things pressing down of the

achieve two things pressing down of the blade and angling of the blade to the

blade and angling of the blade to the

blade and angling of the blade to the skin and then do the kind of little –

skin and then do the kind of little –

skin and then do the kind of little – beautiful gentle action and then we got

beautiful gentle action and then we got

beautiful gentle action and then we got that skin that comes off like that so

that skin that comes off like that so

that skin that comes off like that so we’ve removed the skin there see how

we’ve removed the skin there see how

we’ve removed the skin there see how close that is almost look right off and

close that is almost look right off and

close that is almost look right off and of course once you’ve got a fileted

of course once you’ve got a fileted

of course once you’ve got a fileted piece of salmon again cut it into little

piece of salmon again cut it into little

piece of salmon again cut it into little scallops there’s another couple of ways

scallops there’s another couple of ways

scallops there’s another couple of ways of treating this as well you might want

of treating this as well you might want

of treating this as well you might want to slice it into steaks little six outs

to slice it into steaks little six outs

to slice it into steaks little six outs you can just do a light little score so

you can just do a light little score so

you can just do a light little score so we can season in there and also it looks

we can season in there and also it looks

we can season in there and also it looks pretty this little slice of salmon

pretty this little slice of salmon

pretty this little slice of salmon gets cooked in a minute time a minute in

gets cooked in a minute time a minute in

gets cooked in a minute time a minute in a hot pan this is what my wife uses all

a hot pan this is what my wife uses all

a hot pan this is what my wife uses all the time for the kids very very

the time for the kids very very

the time for the kids very very beautiful that’s how to fill it a salmon

beautiful that’s how to fill it a salmon

beautiful that’s how to fill it a salmon trout or sea trout you can see down here

trout or sea trout you can see down here

trout or sea trout you can see down here a whole bunch of different preparations

a whole bunch of different preparations

a whole bunch of different preparations that hopefully you’ll find useful and

that hopefully you’ll find useful and

that hopefully you’ll find useful and remember if you want to see any other

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