How To – prepare flatfish, from Jamie’s America

hello and welcome to jamieoliver.com I’m

hello and welcome to jamieoliver.com I’m one of the food team and today I’m going

one of the food team and today I’m going

one of the food team and today I’m going to show you how to cut a pocket and

to show you how to cut a pocket and

to show you how to cut a pocket and stuff a flat fish I’ve got my fish in a

stuff a flat fish I’ve got my fish in a

stuff a flat fish I’ve got my fish in a nice clean board and I’ve got a sharp

nice clean board and I’ve got a sharp

nice clean board and I’ve got a sharp knife it’s got a little bit of bend in

knife it’s got a little bit of bend in

knife it’s got a little bit of bend in the blade look for the backbone down the

the blade look for the backbone down the

the blade look for the backbone down the bottom of the fish you can feel it and

bottom of the fish you can feel it and

bottom of the fish you can feel it and feel a line put the tip of your knife on

feel a line put the tip of your knife on

feel a line put the tip of your knife on the line just behind the fish’s head and

the line just behind the fish’s head and

the line just behind the fish’s head and cut cut down to the backbone try an

cut cut down to the backbone try an

cut cut down to the backbone try an almost to the tail of the fish and you

almost to the tail of the fish and you

almost to the tail of the fish and you can hear the bones there now you made

can hear the bones there now you made

can hear the bones there now you made your cut down the back you need to make

your cut down the back you need to make

your cut down the back you need to make a cut horizontally against the bones of

a cut horizontally against the bones of

a cut horizontally against the bones of the fish to take the bones away and

the fish to take the bones away and

the fish to take the bones away and create a little pocket what you do is

create a little pocket what you do is

create a little pocket what you do is put it into the cut lay it flat against

put it into the cut lay it flat against

put it into the cut lay it flat against the bones and carve like that sort of

the bones and carve like that sort of

the bones and carve like that sort of you carve the fish off the bones right

you carve the fish off the bones right

you carve the fish off the bones right so my knife goes into the cup and it

so my knife goes into the cup and it

so my knife goes into the cup and it turns slightly on its side then I’m

turns slightly on its side then I’m

turns slightly on its side then I’m going to cut down against the bones to

going to cut down against the bones to

going to cut down against the bones to create a nice little pocket

and then we’re going to do the same on

and then we’re going to do the same on the other side so cut your knife in you

the other side so cut your knife in you

the other side so cut your knife in you know if in flat against the bottom bones

know if in flat against the bottom bones

know if in flat against the bottom bones cut it down and make a pocket just like

cut it down and make a pocket just like

cut it down and make a pocket just like you did on the first side now you cut in

you did on the first side now you cut in

you did on the first side now you cut in not quite to the edge of the Philip

not quite to the edge of the Philip

not quite to the edge of the Philip which is round there this is all a space

which is round there this is all a space

which is round there this is all a space you’ve got to to use if you’ve got a

you’ve got to to use if you’ve got a

you’ve got to to use if you’ve got a flat bendy knife it follows the bones

flat bendy knife it follows the bones

flat bendy knife it follows the bones and you can’t go too far wrong and

and you can’t go too far wrong and

and you can’t go too far wrong and there’s a little pocket there to fill

there’s a little pocket there to fill

there’s a little pocket there to fill the pocket in the fish lift the skin up

the pocket in the fish lift the skin up

the pocket in the fish lift the skin up take a nice spoonful of the filling and

pop it inside now to fill the other side

pop it inside now to fill the other side just do the same thing hold the fish

just do the same thing hold the fish

just do the same thing hold the fish open spoon in the Proms drop down