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Clean Small Fish Instantly Without Knife or Boti! Discover Easy Tips
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News18•29-09-2026, 13:21
Clean Small Fish Instantly Without Knife or Boti! Discover Easy Tips
- •Cleaning small fish can seem daunting, but simple techniques make it quick and easy.
- •Use sharp kitchen scissors instead of a knife or boti to cut gills and fins, reducing hand injury risk.
- •Remove scales using the edge of a glass, steel spoon, or bowl, or gently scrub with a toothbrush.
- •For soft fish like Amudi, soak in ice-cold water before cleaning to firm them up and ease the process.
- •Soaking small fish in rice water or saltwater helps remove internal dirt and sliminess easily.
Key Questions Answered
To clean small fish without a knife or boti, you can use kitchen scissors to trim fins and gills, make a small belly cut to remove entrails, and rub the fish on a perforated plastic basket or with a sharp glass edge to remove scales.
Before cleaning soft Amudi fish, you should soak them in ice-cold water for some time to firm them up.
You can reduce sliminess and the fishy smell by soaking small fish in rice water or by rubbing a little salt and lemon juice on them and leaving them for 5 minutes before cleaning.
