How to Wash & Clean Salmon

Video Transcript

"We're going to be making our poached salmon, and one of the main important thing when you're cooking fish is food safety. And even though this salmon was purchased fresh, you always want to rinse off the salmon because you don't know how long it's been at your store. And different types of bacteria can collect. And you also want to feel if there are any residual bones. If there are, you simply remove them with pliers or your fingers. So we've rinsed this off because now it feels rather rough. It was feeling a little slimy. And we're just going to let it drip. Is that a beautiful piece of fish? It's just really a gorgeous piece of salmon. So now what I want to do is I don't want to put it back on that dirty plate. But what I want to do then is I'm going to put it on a piece of aluminum foil because that's what we're going to cook it in. Take a nice sized piece, about 18 to 20 inches long, and lay it right like that. And the first step is to add some salt and pepper. And again, I'm going to put it in my hand because since I'm pouring from such a large container, I might get too much on the fish. So this gives me control over how much salt goes on without too much coming out of the box. And don't be afraid to put on about almost a half a teaspoon of salt on there. And then I'm going to use a little bit of cayenne, just a sprinkle. You're welcome to use some white pepper, but I like to add just a little bit of kick. It adds just a little bit of kick to that. So now we've got the fish ready, and I'm going to show you how to add the additional seasonings that we're going to put on here. So keep clicking."