Butterflying a Fish steak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wbrewski · 06-03-2009, 06:33 PM

Does anyone know how to butterfly a fish steak? A guy on a charter boat a long time ago showed me but I have forgoten.

taggermike · 06-03-2009, 08:18 PM

The butterfly starts with a bone less fillet. It needs to be decent sized or the steaks come out too small and narrow. Lay the fillet out, if it is skin on have the skin side up, and trim the shoulder end square.
About 3/4"-1" from the squared end make a cut that goes almost all the way through the fillet. Move down the fillet another 3/4-1" and cut all the way through. Gently fold the fillet sides away from the partial cut and there you have a bone-less butterflied steak. It takes a few tried to get the partial cut to the right depth. Too deep and it breaks in 2. Too shallow and it won't fold cleanly over. Mike

06-03-2009, 06:33 PM	#1
wbrewski Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Ana Posts: 334	Butterflying a Fish steak Does anyone know how to butterfly a fish steak? A guy on a charter boat a long time ago showed me but I have forgoten.

06-03-2009, 08:18 PM	#2
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	The butterfly starts with a bone less fillet. It needs to be decent sized or the steaks come out too small and narrow. Lay the fillet out, if it is skin on have the skin side up, and trim the shoulder end square. About 3/4"-1" from the squared end make a cut that goes almost all the way through the fillet. Move down the fillet another 3/4-1" and cut all the way through. Gently fold the fillet sides away from the partial cut and there you have a bone-less butterflied steak. It takes a few tried to get the partial cut to the right depth. Too deep and it breaks in 2. Too shallow and it won't fold cleanly over. Mike