Fileting Sardines

Cut off head and tail of a cleaned fresh sardine, flip sardine onto its back, and slit open its belly. Open the fish like a book and, using the tip of a knife, lift out spine in one piece and scrape away hairlike bones.

CHRISTOPHER HIRSHEIMER
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Fileting Sardines

Cut off head and tail of a cleaned fresh sardine, flip sardine onto its back, and slit open its belly. Open the fish like a book and, using the tip of a knife, lift out spine in one piece and scrape away hairlike bones.

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