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Flounder Cleaning Instructions - How to Clean a Flounder

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Filleting Side 1

Side 1

Side 1

Copyright Ron Brooks
Using the tip of the knife, begin by inserting it along the backbone and under the flesh. The knife tip needs to be very sharp. Use long strokes that run from the gill to the tail along the bones. This will begin removing one side of the fillet. Use your thumb to lift the filet from the backbones as you continue making long knife strokes.

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