How to gut a fish

I like seafood, especially the fish variety. Not a very big fan of mussels and prawns or the likes. I am sure a lot of people love to eat fish. Coming to think of it, I wonder how many of them really do clean and gut the fish they eat! Certainly its not a very pleasant affair.

The following step by step instructions will help those who have never tried their hand at cleaning and gutting a fish. The accompanying videos demonstrate the process.

WARNING : The videos contain graphic images. They might not appeal to you if you are offended by the gutting of fishes. Watch at your own risk.

Step 1: Wash the fish in clean running water to remove any slime or dirt.

Step 2: Use a sharp knife to remove the fins on either side of the body.

Step 3: If the fish needs scaling, scrape the fish by running the knife at nearly 90 degree angle along it's body from tail to head. Continue scraping till the fish is smooth and rinse it once again.

Step 4: Place the fish on a board and holding the tail cut away a thin strip all the way along its belly up to the gills. Discard the strip of skin. Alternately, you can insert the sharp point of your knife below the soft part of its belly and slice upwards to its gills to cut it open.

Step 5: Use your fingers to remove the guts from the cavity. Discard them and give the fish another wash.

Step 6: You can remove the head and tail now, if you want to. Cut its head just below the gills, and remove the tail from where it joins the body.

Step 7: Wash it once again and your fish is ready to cook now! You can use it as whole or cut to pieces etc, as you wish, depending on the type of fish and what you want to do with it.

Enjoy!

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