Bone-Free, Worry-Free Fish

So you love eating fish, but don’t want to deal with all those pesky bones. At METRO, we offer a variety of bone-free fish for your eating pleasure. Feeling ambitious? Read on to find out how to debone your own fish!

With a few easy techniques, you can enjoy bone-free fish at home. The bones in fish are situated in the thickest part of the flesh. If a few bones remain, use a pair of sterilized tweezers to remove them.

Boning Fillets

Lay fillet flat on the cutting board
Using a sharp knife, make a deep cut about 1/8 in. (1/2 cm) from the backbone (down the middle of the fish)
Run the knife from top to bottom down the length of the fillet
Using the knife, detach the backbone from the flesh
Gently lift the backbone out with your fingers

Deboning Whole Fish

Lay fish flat on the cutting board.
Gut and clean fish. Then using a sharp knife, make a deep cut in the belly not the back, about 1/8 in. (1/2 cm) from the backbone (down the middle of the fish)
Lay the fish open if necessary and run the knife from top to bottom down the length of the fish.
Gently slide the knife under the backbone lifting it away from the flesh
Gently lift the backbone out with your fingers