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How to fillet, skin & portion salmon

Method

  • STEP 1
    Lay whole salmon onto chopping board.
  • STEP 2
    Make incision behind fin and cut along back of head, breaking through bones. Do the same to the other side and remove salmon head.
  • STEP 3
    Run knife along back bone of fish, slicing whole salmon into two fillets.
  • STEP 4
    Remove ribcage from salmon fillets.
  • STEP 5
    To skin salmon, hold tail and place knife above skin and slice sideways, pulling the skin off at the same time.
  • STEP 6
    Remove ribcage from salmon fillets.
  • STEP 7
    Pin-bone salmon fillets.
  • STEP 8
    Slice fillets into portions.