How to prepare cutlets steaks and escalopes

Preparing cutlets and steaks

Cutlets suit large barrel-shaped round fish such as yellowtail kingfish, mackerel, large mullet, Atlantic salmon and tuna.
Due to the size of these fish, you should ask your fishmonger to prepare the cutlets and steaks for you.
A steak is similar to a cutlet, but it doesn't have the skin.

Preparing escalopes

With the tail facing away and working towards it, cut diagonal slices, keeping them as even as possible. Start with the flesh at the tail end. Leave the skin behind.
The slices can be paper-thin (smoked salmon) or up to 2–3 cm thick for cooking methods such as pan-frying. The objective is to produce escalopes of even thickness.