How To Remove Scales From Fish

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November 18, 2011

Descale a fish in three easy steps!

By: Liezl Yap

Descale a fish in three easy steps! You'll need this if you're serving the fish whole, like in these recipes:

Baked Fish with Ratatouille Sauce

Thai-style Steamed Fish

Salt-baked Whole Fish

Holiday Baked Fish with Four Sauces

Click to more fish recipes

Photography by Miguel Nacianceno | Food Styling by Liezl Yap | Demonstration by Alexander Tanco

1 Use the blunt edge of the knife and position it at an angle against the skin of the fish.

2 To remove the scales, repeatedly scrape the knife against the fish, going from tail to head. Afterwards, lightly skim your fingers over the fish, making sure that it is no longer rough.