Catfish is a strange fish that has a pretty frightening appearance. The body of this fish can have a length of up to five meters, and its weight is up to three hundred kilograms, the huge head with a long mustache is most surprising. It is recommended to eat meat of young individuals weighing up to twenty kilograms, as meat of larger catfish has an unpleasant taste and smell of mud. Butcher the catfish with simple rules and make it a wonderful meal for the gala dinner.
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You will need
- A sharp knife.
Instruction manual
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The most important advantage of this fish is the absence of scales and bones between the muscles. It only needs to be scraped a little with a knife to get rid of mucus and mucus.
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The catfish has rather thick skin; it can be removed if desired when cutting fish. To do this, cut the skin around the head of the catfish and, lowering your fingers in salt or holding a towel on the fish so that your fingers do not slip, remove the skin with the stocking to the tail.
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Then take a sharp knife and separate your head in the place where there are pectoral fins.
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After that, open the belly to the anus and carefully remove the insides. It is important to ensure that the gall bladder is not damaged, which looks like a transparent bag with a bright yellow-green liquid, located at the very base of the liver. Otherwise, such a delicacy as the catfish liver will have bitterness, and it will no longer be possible to eat it.
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Rinse the fish thoroughly and dispose of the films on the inside of the abdomen. Make cuts on both sides along the fins and remove them with your fingers or pliers. It remains only to chop the fish into pieces and cook the desired dish.
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You can separate the fillet from the ridge, for this, take a sharp knife and carefully cut, starting from the head to the tail along the entire spine on one side and the other. Remove the fillet.
note
Rinse the washed fish thoroughly under running water, while being careful not to bend or crush it, as it can lose a significant part of the tissue juice and after cooking it will turn out to be dry and tasteless.
Useful advice
The spine and head will be used to prepare aromatic and rich soup, do not forget to remove the gills. The smell of tina, which is found on large catfish meat, can be removed by pouring dry white wine or lemon juice on the fish and rinsing after 20 minutes. You can remove the smell of tina if you soak the catfish meat in milk.