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How to Fillet Sardines | Jamie Oliver


okay lovely people how to fill it a

okay lovely people how to fill it a sardine it’s a beautiful fish get

sardine it’s a beautiful fish get

sardine it’s a beautiful fish get yourself a nice plastic board get

yourself a nice plastic board get

yourself a nice plastic board get yourself a wet cloth underneath so it

yourself a wet cloth underneath so it

yourself a wet cloth underneath so it doesn’t move really really important you

doesn’t move really really important you

doesn’t move really really important you want to use a filling knife here that

want to use a filling knife here that

want to use a filling knife here that means it’s a nice sharp blade that has a

means it’s a nice sharp blade that has a

means it’s a nice sharp blade that has a flex to it like that we’re going to take

flex to it like that we’re going to take

flex to it like that we’re going to take the tip of the knife and place it behind

the tip of the knife and place it behind

the tip of the knife and place it behind the head and just kind of at an angle

the head and just kind of at an angle

the head and just kind of at an angle cut towards the head then we’ll simply

cut towards the head then we’ll simply

cut towards the head then we’ll simply go over to the other side roll it over

go over to the other side roll it over

go over to the other side roll it over and do exactly the same but now cut

and do exactly the same but now cut

and do exactly the same but now cut through so the head comes off now we

through so the head comes off now we

through so the head comes off now we take the head off of course we could

take the head off of course we could

take the head off of course we could roast that hole we can score it but if

roast that hole we can score it but if

roast that hole we can score it but if you want to fill it it simply find the

you want to fill it it simply find the

you want to fill it it simply find the spine which is right here we’re going to

spine which is right here we’re going to

spine which is right here we’re going to put the middle of the knife on the spine

put the middle of the knife on the spine

put the middle of the knife on the spine and using fingers out the way using slow

and using fingers out the way using slow

and using fingers out the way using slow gliding long movements we’re going to

gliding long movements we’re going to

gliding long movements we’re going to run the knife across the top of the

run the knife across the top of the

run the knife across the top of the spine let me just turn it around so you

spine let me just turn it around so you

spine let me just turn it around so you see I’m running the tip of the knife all

see I’m running the tip of the knife all

see I’m running the tip of the knife all the way down to the tail okay and then

the way down to the tail okay and then

the way down to the tail okay and then I’m using the tip of the knife again to

I’m using the tip of the knife again to

I’m using the tip of the knife again to go through on the other side beautiful

we’re a little bit tatty here so I want

we’re a little bit tatty here so I want to just trim that up so it’s sharp and

to just trim that up so it’s sharp and

to just trim that up so it’s sharp and nice and precise and then here you can

nice and precise and then here you can

nice and precise and then here you can see the little bit of soft belly break

see the little bit of soft belly break

see the little bit of soft belly break down we’re just going to run the knife

down we’re just going to run the knife

down we’re just going to run the knife just nice and neatly around like that

just nice and neatly around like that

just nice and neatly around like that and then when we turn it around what you

and then when we turn it around what you

and then when we turn it around what you got there is a really nice plump

got there is a really nice plump

got there is a really nice plump beautiful Philip you can see if you look

beautiful Philip you can see if you look

beautiful Philip you can see if you look on the bone here you’ve got no wasted

on the bone here you’ve got no wasted

on the bone here you’ve got no wasted fish literally if you scrape the bone

fish literally if you scrape the bone

fish literally if you scrape the bone there’s nothing there I’m going to turn

there’s nothing there I’m going to turn

there’s nothing there I’m going to turn this around now

this around now

this around now and it’s exactly the same but the other

and it’s exactly the same but the other

and it’s exactly the same but the other way so I’m going to get the kind of

way so I’m going to get the kind of

way so I’m going to get the kind of ribcage here pull it up I’m going to get

ribcage here pull it up I’m going to get

ribcage here pull it up I’m going to get this sort of middle of the knife and I’m

this sort of middle of the knife and I’m

this sort of middle of the knife and I’m going to push I’m kind of pushing the

going to push I’m kind of pushing the

going to push I’m kind of pushing the blade onto the spine get your fingers

blade onto the spine get your fingers

blade onto the spine get your fingers out the way never put a lot of pressure

out the way never put a lot of pressure

out the way never put a lot of pressure on your knife because if you slip you

on your knife because if you slip you

on your knife because if you slip you will cut yourself then as soon as you

will cut yourself then as soon as you

will cut yourself then as soon as you can get your hand on the other side of

can get your hand on the other side of

can get your hand on the other side of this blade and out it comes we can fold

this blade and out it comes we can fold

this blade and out it comes we can fold it away we’ve got another beautiful

it away we’ve got another beautiful

it away we’ve got another beautiful Phillip right there

Phillip right there

Phillip right there but normally I just throw these away not

but normally I just throw these away not

but normally I just throw these away not really good for stock or anything like

really good for stock or anything like

really good for stock or anything like that but nicely

that but nicely

that but nicely Philips there after you’ve done a couple

Philips there after you’ve done a couple

Philips there after you’ve done a couple you start getting your techniques up and

you start getting your techniques up and

you start getting your techniques up and it starts to look gorgeous

it starts to look gorgeous

it starts to look gorgeous you know sardine is a little fiddly a

you know sardine is a little fiddly a

you know sardine is a little fiddly a little small but it’s good to test your

little small but it’s good to test your

little small but it’s good to test your technique

technique

technique those Philips cook them skin side down

those Philips cook them skin side down

those Philips cook them skin side down and you’ll cook it in about a minute and

and you’ll cook it in about a minute and

and you’ll cook it in about a minute and a half in a hot pan and then flip it for

a half in a hot pan and then flip it for

a half in a hot pan and then flip it for 30 seconds you can actually roll up the

30 seconds you can actually roll up the

30 seconds you can actually roll up the Philip like this and put a little

Philip like this and put a little

Philip like this and put a little cocktail stick through it you can stuff

cocktail stick through it you can stuff

cocktail stick through it you can stuff it with herbs or seasonings and if you

it with herbs or seasonings and if you

it with herbs or seasonings and if you do that to sort of ten 20 of those you

do that to sort of ten 20 of those you

do that to sort of ten 20 of those you can rack it up in the dish and you can

can rack it up in the dish and you can

can rack it up in the dish and you can bake them and it’s really gorgeous so

bake them and it’s really gorgeous so

bake them and it’s really gorgeous so there you go that’s how to fill it a

there you go that’s how to fill it a

there you go that’s how to fill it a sardine enjoy get some beautiful fish

sardine enjoy get some beautiful fish

sardine enjoy get some beautiful fish and have some fun and remember practice

and have some fun and remember practice

and have some fun and remember practice makes perfect

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