Most housewives do not like such an unpleasant and difficult process as cleaning fish. After all, we all know that this procedure takes a lot of time and requires patience, especially if you have to clean the pike. After all, it has rather small and hard scales. Please be patient and follow the simple guidelines below.
It is necessary
- - Sharp knife,
- - water.
Instructions
Step 1
The first step is to thoroughly wash the pike so that it is cleansed of the resulting mucus and debris.
Step 2
The fish must be laid in such a way that its head is on the left and its tail is on the right. Take a sharp knife and start scraping the scales off the fish, starting from the tail and moving towards the head. In the same way, you need to clean the other side of the pike. At the same time, keep the knife slightly tilted so that the scales do not scatter throughout the kitchen.
Step 3
Cut off the dorsal fin, pelvic fins, and tail with a sharp knife. You need to move against the scales, holding the fin with your thumb.
Step 4
Now you need to rip open the abdominal cavity. To do this, stick a knife into the head area and move to the anus. In this case, the knife should not be stuck very deeply so as not to pierce the gallbladder.
Step 5
Pull out all the insides from the pike and remove the white film that runs along the ridge of the fish, under it there is a small accumulation of blood mass, which also needs to be removed.
Step 6
Now you can cut off the pike's head and rinse the fish well under cool water to remove excess mucus and remnants of scales. The fish is cleaned, you can start the process of preparing the pike dish.
