Hi guys, I'm buddy Oliver and today I'm gonna show you how to fillet a fish
This is the beautiful mackerel and I'm going to show you how to take the
fillets off. First thing we need to do is clean the mackerel, we've taken the guts out
of this mackerel so it's nice and clean inside. Most people think that filleting
fish is scary, but my Dad taught me a way to make it really easy. What you need to
do is to be prepared, I've got a tray to put in my finished fillet
I've got a bowl to put in all of my bad bits, I've got these pliers to take
the bones out, this is a knife sharpener and this is a bendy knife to go around
all the bones. This is quite tricky but I practice loads of time so you should
probably do it with an adult. First thing you want to do is good your knife a
quick sharpen, then we're going to cut the off. We're gonna to go behind the fin and
cut through and place this here. This is a spine, you're going to cut down
either side of it
and you're gonna stop at about this line. You're gonna clean your knife and be
really careful when you're moving your fish around. The anus is here... The anus
is here, we're going to cut through to it and then when you've got it, in you're
gonna bend your knife and cut down, then, with your blade, you're gonna use the
middle of your knife and do gentle strokes to cut your face off
Be very gentle with this part and there we have one fillet and we haven't got
too much waste on their, only a little bit. Now we will tidy up the fillet
We're gonna pop our fish here, we're gonna tidy up the tail, we're gonna get
the end of the fillet here and use the tip of your knife and put two fingers on
top of it and really hardly take that off, if it doesn't work try and follow
your line and do that
Now we're gonna gently put our fillet in the middle of the board, get
a cloth and have a wipe down. So now we need these pliers take the bones out, you
can use pliers from your Dad's shed, but give them a good clean. We're gonna run
our finger down the middle of the fillet and we're gonna use our pliers to pull
the bone out. My sister doesn't like the bones, so I'm gonna take all of them
out. As you get closer to the tail you won't have many bones
There you go last one, now we're gonna turn our fillet over then you're gonna get
rid of these bones. We're going to use our cloth to get rid of the bones
We're going to pinch the fish and we're going to put some lines in it
Be really gentle, you don't want to do it too deep. We're doing it so we can put
seasoning and herbs, it'll cook faster and yeah that's what they're for. I'm gonna
let the knife do all the work and that's my first fillet. Now we're going
to crack on with the other side
Haven't done much waste there, we're gonna pop it in the middle of our pan. Now
you're gonna clean up our fish. Take our tail off, now we're going to take the
bones out. There we go, last bone out and there we go, that's my filleted mackerel
So it's a bit tricky, but give it a go and don't be scared of it. I'm gonna cook
this a bit later on because my family loved it. If you want instructions to
how to do this, click the link below. See you guys!