BBC Good Food - 04.2020

APRIL 2020 bbcgoodfood.com 111

cooking skills

All you need to be a better cook withBarney Desmazery

BOOST YOUR

3

Halfway through, fold

thefillet over to give

you a little more room.

4

When you get to the

end, gently lift the

fillet up and away from the

skin, then discard the skin.

1

Lay thefillet, skin-side

down, on a board with

the tail end facing you.

Holding the end, cut into

theflesh, stopping before

you reach the skin.

2

Turn the blade so it’s

almostflat against the

skin. Hold the skin with

the other hand, pulling it

towards you while cutting

away the fillet.

fillet of f ish

HOW TO SKIN A

THIS

MONTH

Find this recipe for our

citrus-cured salmon

atbbcgoodfood.com

If you’re making Tom Kerridge’s bay-crumbed salmon

on p78 and need to remove the skin, here’s how to do it

Bake next level
hot cross buns,
p112

Tom Kerridge
talks brownies,
p117

Electric whisks

on test, p115

Learn the
secrets to
cooking with
chocolate, p114

&

Get pro tips and
tricks from chef
Ben Tish on p119