Dogfish skinning

[wilky]

Having tried the only way I know, with pliers at the ready and running the risk of slicing off fingers with sharp knives, I came across this novel method in a smallholding mag : pour boiling water over the doggy and the skin just rubs off ?!
(Please note it is not April first). Anyone tried this one?

[sallysludgebucket]

Timberwolf swears he loves eating the skin, and his kids say its nice and crunchy !

Have heard that before, an old timer I was talking too recently actually boiled the whole fish lightly, then skinned and battered the fillets and then recooked by deep frying.

[Rob]

The boiling water thing makes the whole process even more laborious to be honest. Cut around the head, make several slits down the fish and peel it like a banana using pliers or mole grips.

I've seen this done in under a minute, but the best I could manage was about 10 minutes so practice would seem to make perfect.

Or you could just throw them back and call in the fish and chip shop on the way home, thus giving someone else the hassle.

[moncrieff]

HI Easy way Cut head and tail off cut down middle cut either side of back bone pull bone out cut fins off slice down middle Cut meat off skin cut into pieces dip in batter and fry ih hot pan best left about 3 days before cooking or after freezing Known as rock salmon down south

[Timberwolf]

Timberwolf swears he loves eating the skin, and his kids say its nice and crunchy !

Have heard that before, an old timer I was talking too recently actually boiled the whole fish lightly, then skinned and battered the fillets and then recooked by deep frying.

Yes its true, cant beat it , no waste lol

[gusmcg]

have two nails up through a bench and stick the head on the nails. Cut around the skin on the head and pull off in one movement to skin. Makes excellent sandpaper and I think it was this fish skin that was used in 18th centuary as a condom. Ribbed or what.

By the eighteenth century, condoms were still used against syphilis, although Casanova donned condoms made from sheep intestines or fish skin '... to put the fair sex under shelter from all fear'.

[Ian Houlton]

why use pliers and nails?
just put it in the sink and pour boiling water over it, the skin will come off in seconds. Just rub it off with your thumb.

[gusmcg]

why use pliers and nails?
just put it in the sink and pour boiling water over it, the skin will come off in seconds. Just rub it off with your thumb.

Same set up for skate wings.

[Bagstar]

How do you gut it then? Is it the same as doing a Bass or Mackerel? Only know these 2 because that is all i normally take home to eat.

[archiewil]

a good way to skin skate/ray is to loosen a corner of skin and wrap this around a stout/sturdy knife. then turn the knife as if you were opening a sardine tin. the skin should just roll around the knife. once you get started is fairly plain sailing. i've only used this method with skate, but i see no reason why it would'nt work with doggies..