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How easy it is to remove scales from perch
Perch dishes have a pleasant aroma and juiciness. Chunks of fried fish literally melt in your mouth, but you need to try hard to cook them. Perch scales are difficult to separate from the skin, so you need to know a few secrets. How easy is it to remove scales from perch so as not to prick your hands and dirty the kitchen?
How easy is it to remove scales from perch?
How do I peel a perch with a fork or knife?
The natural mucus on the fish interferes with quick cleansing, so the head and sharp fins must be removed before starting the process. By removing the fins, you protect your hands from injury. Before taking up the knife, put the fish in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. Such a simple manipulation will help to remove scales not only faster, but also more accurately. The scales will not fly in different directions. To clean the fish with a fork, you need to start it under the very scales.
This method is considered one of the most laborious, so it will only work in those cases when there is nothing else at hand, for example, in nature.
How easy is it to clean snapper with beer bottle caps?
Avid fishermen not only know how to catch perch, but also know how to quickly clean it with beer bottle caps.
For this method, you need to take a wooden block with a thickness of at least 2 cm, a length of 20 cm, and a width of at least 5 cm. Previously, the block must be well sanded with sandpaper so that it does not leave splinters. At the very edge of the bar you need
Such a device will help clean not only the perch, but also any other fish.
nail along two beer bottle caps. Their edge should be wavy and sharp.
Also copes well with perch scales and a coarse vegetable grater. Its holes should not be less than 5 mm in diameter. This method is considered fast but impractical. The scales will scatter everywhere, so you can use a grater for cleaning fish in the most rare cases.
So that during cleaning the kitchen work surface is not covered with scales, the perch can be cleaned along with the skin. This option is only suitable for those who do not like crispy golden crust. It is possible to remove scales along with the skin using a sharp and wide knife; it is better to start this process from the tail. By the way, so that the fish does not escape, its tail can be nailed to a cutting board with a small carnation.
The video will demonstrate how to clean a perch easily, will help you understand all the subtleties of this process. Having learned so many new methods, the true fish lover will only have to choose.