Freshness Signs of Turbot

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How to Check freshness signs and quality

This  is how you check the freshness and quality signs of a four filet fish or flat shaped fish like a Turbot, plaice or halibut

Fillet a Turbot

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How to remove the filet from the bones 

This is how you cut a clean and beautiful filet of Turbot, but this technique is the same for all four filet fish or flat shaped fish.

  

Freshness Signs of Plaice

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Freshness signs are virtually the same for all fish, so just knowing the basics will help you to understand if a fish is fresh or not, and the type of quality you are working with.  

Filleting Plaice

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Filleting a plaice

The technique you use to cut the fish, is the same for all flat fish, if you know to cut this one, you can cut other flat shaped fish like .

Turbot, Dabs, Halibut, Soleidae or  Sole Flounder , Brill, Tonguefish and even Mergrim and  Scalefish its all in learning the basic techniques and methods   

Freshness Signs of a Tilapia

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Learn how to inspect the freshness indicators and assess the quality of the fish.

In this video you will familiarize yourself with the visual and tactile characteristics of the Tilapia.

One of the most widespread fish species found in Africa and Asia, often plagued by contamination and disease resulting from overfishing.

Therefore, it is crucial to scrutinize the fish's freshness and quality by examining these basic factors:

  • Smell
  • Feel
  • Eyes 
  • Color of the gills  

 

Cleaning a Tilapia

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This is how to clean the fresh fish 

To ensure the freshness and safety of fresh fish, it's crucial to clean them thoroughly as soon as possible after catching or purchasing.

The presence of bacteria in the fish's digestive tract means that once it dies, these microorganisms can quickly multiply and cause contamination.

By removing the internal organs, you can help extend the fish's shelf life and minimize the risk of foodborne illness. Here's a guide on how to clean fresh fish properly.

Scaling the Tilapia

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How to scale a Tilapia

If you intend to cook the fish with its skin, it's necessary to remove the tough scales that most fish have.

This method can make the process easier.

Filleting a Tilapia

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Follow these steps to learn how to cut and use a fish fillet.

This technique is a straightforward and efficient method to fillet a fish, such as tilapia, and it can be applied to most other types of fish as well.

Once you've removed the fillet from the bones, you can easily prepare and use the fish for cooking.

 

Trimming a Tilapia fillet

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How to trim the fillet 

Prepare the fillet for cooking by trimming it.

This is a common method, applicable to most types of fish you will come across.  

Pan Frying Fish

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How to panfry Hake, Tilapia or Pollock

A simple way controlling the cooking process of any similar fish.

The key is to use the pan effectively by ensuring it's heated properly and moving it slowly.

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There are millions of fish in the world, but very few types of bone structures.

Understanding this fact, will open your toolbox and allow you the lean how to use all fish in the world, by only studying a few.

A flat shaped fish for example, is roughly build the same no matter the size or originating aria, meaning that you can follow the same method to divide and use different kind of flat shaped fish.

It's important to broaden your understanding of the different types of fish and to look with curious eyes.

This is how you improve your skills and knowhow.

This will allow you to use any type of fish in the world, safely and fast with a good result.

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