How to Buy Fish
Source of Recipe
Marla
List of Ingredients
HOW TO BUY FISH
Recipe
According to Martha's friend Steve Schafer of Wild Edibles, buying fresh fish is simpler than you think. Just keep these guidelines in mind:
A fresh fish should have:
a nice sheen
a briny "sea" aroma
springy flesh
A fish should not have:
a "fishy" odor
cloudy eyes
Ask your fishmonger where and when the fish was caught, gutted, and cut, and ask for some serving suggestions as well. Remember, practice makes perfect.
Types of Cuts
Steak: A cut made straight across the backbone through the whole fish.
Fillet: Usually boneless (with the exception of tiny pin bones found in freshwater fish), to fillet a fish, cut along the backbone toward the belly.
Butterflying: To butterfly a fish, remove the tail and spine; open the fish leaving the meat intact and the fish is ready for stuffing.
In the Round: A fish left whole; they are occasionally gutted for retail.
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