i know to cook it. But how do i prepare it...what do i cut, what do i eat...etc...
2006-11-06 18:46:25 · 10 answers · asked by sjsugiant 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Squid is far easier to clean than whole fish. Since you said "a" squid. I assume it's a good sized one at least 8 oz or so cause they range from 2 oz to a few lbs each. The steps are as follows.
Separate the head from the tentacles by pulling them apart. The tentacles might draw out the inards and sometimes the entire content from inside the head. If not, reach in with your finger to clear everything out from inside the head. Remove the pink membrane from the outside and rinse the whole head inside and out. You should be left with a nice pocket of solid white meat. How to cook this part depends on the thickness of the meat.
If it's a bigger squid with the meat thicker than 1/4", you would want to cut it into smaller piece for stir fry. Otherwise, you can either cut it into rings, batter and deep fry. Or you can stuff the entire pocket with rice or dressing and baise it.
The tentacles are edible and prefered by the asians. Feel with your hand to locate the beak. Remove it along with the eyes and the rest is edible meat. Batter and deep fry the smaller ones or stir fry the bigger ones.
You can use squid meat anywhere you use shrimp or prawns. ***Just don't overcook or else they get real tough. Bon Appetite.
2006-11-06 20:17:30 · answer #1 · answered by minijumbofly 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can use the tenticals, if you like. I think I've only had them breaded and deep fried. The body portion should look something like a long hollow tube. You can either slice that into rings or slice along the tube, so it unfolds into a nice big steak. You can prepare the rings anyway you like. If you make a steak, pound it out with a meat tenderizer, lightly dust with flour, and saute.
2006-11-06 19:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by Carole 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must repeatedly whack it onto concrete or a rock.
that tenderizes the flesh and also breaks up the only hard part of a squid .. the beak.
it is necessary to remove the beak before cooking.
2006-11-06 18:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in London im afraid, last time i ate deep fried squid take away was on the Greek island Mykonos.
2016-05-22 06:37:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how to preapare the squid?...
1.wash em using water
2.release the head of the squid
3.take of their white plastic bones
4.wash inside em
how to cut?...
1.cut the squid piece by piece
2.throw the squid's eyes and mouth
....in asia squid is delicious spicy dishes to eat...
u can try....
2006-11-06 19:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by ♥BlackDahlia♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really,the best advice I can give you is either don't buy something you aren't sure how to prepare until you research it-or ask the fishmonger at the time of purchase if you can't resist.
My fishmonger does all the tedious bits for me, so I can just take home, prepare and eat!
2006-11-06 18:57:36 · answer #6 · answered by barbara 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just remove the backbone plastic of the squid and the black ink and it is ready to cook with garlic,ginger,onion chilli soy sauce in a pan!
2006-11-06 19:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by guillermo d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know that they beat the squid on the head on a rock to release all the ink from it...i dunno if they did that b4 you bought it or if u should do it yourself lol
2006-11-06 18:55:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh...you wanted to cook and eat it...nevermind
2006-11-06 18:52:34 · answer #9 · answered by xovenusxo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no clue try looking it up on the internet
2006-11-06 18:57:18 · answer #10 · answered by Aaron m420 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋