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down to the base of the ribs, all the way back to the caudal peduncle. Cut the fillet off the
area from the backbone to the middle of the ribs. Voila, fillet. Repeat on the other side.
Here's a YouTube video of a guy who does a great job of filleting a tilapia with an
electric knife. This is done after the fish has been killed and gutted.
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Gutting the fish is done by making an incision from the area where the gills meet on
the bottom of the fish, back to the vent. Open the cavity and remove the intestines
and wash the cavity thoroughly. This video shows how to fillet a fish (not a Tilapia,
but a salt-water fish) but the technique is the same.
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Our favorite way to prepare the fish is to scale and gut them and grill them whole. Make
sure you scale them well or you will be picking scales out of the meat. Garnish with lemon
juice and lay on the grill. Yum.
