In addition to this species, the command squid also enters the trading network. On average, his body length is 10 cm longer than that of the Pacific. Less protein in it, but more water. Thanks to this, its meat is more tender after heat treatment.
Southern species of squid are larger, meat has a specific flavor in many. On sale, they are less common than the Pacific and Commander squid.
In the trading network you can find a very light fillet of squid. If the package does not contain information that the fillet is cooked at sea, you should not buy such a product. As a rule, the caught squid is frozen and sent for processing to China. There, the mollusk is thawed, cut into fillets, bleached and frozen again.
For use in home cooking, it is preferable to cut and clean the squid yourself.
How to clean squid quickly
If the squid is acquired by a whole carcass with a head and tentacles, then it is first cut. To do this, cut off the head, feel and take out a solid "beak" from it. The head itself and tentacles are not thrown away, it can be used in salads, soups and main dishes. The entrails are carefully removed from the squid's body. After that, it remains to clean the carcass of the painted skin. You can do this according to the diagram below.
It is more profitable to buy cut, frozen, but not peeled, squid carcasses.
Before cooking, they must be thawed at room temperature. After that:
1. From the carcasses to get a transparent cartilaginous arrow. This is the rudiment of the inner shell.
2. If there are residues of internal organs, they must also be removed. After that, put the carcasses in a suitable pan and pour boiling water over it.
3. The upper peel will curl up, it remains only to rinse the clam and use it in various dishes.
How to fry squid in two minutes
Very fast and you can cook fried squid. For one serving of fried squid you need:
- two peeled mantles of squid;
- 3-4 g of salt;
- 2 g of black pepper, ground;
- 30 ml of oil.
1. Cut the clam mantle on one side and lay it on the table. Make shallow cuts with a mesh. Sprinkle with oil, salt, sprinkle with pepper.
2. After a quarter of an hour, heat the pan without oil. It is convenient to use either a grill pan or dishes with non-stick coating.
3. Put the squid in a hot skillet. First, put it on the side where the cuts are, and after 40 - 50 seconds, turn it to the other side.
After another minute, the fried squid is ready. Give them a tube shape and serve with any sauce.
How to quickly make a simple squid salad
For two servings of squid salad you need;
- 300 g of peeled squid;
- 70 g mayonnaise;
- pepper to taste.
1. Put the peeled squid in a pan. Pour in cold water. Heat to a boil. Cook for 1-2 minutes and immediately remove the pan from the heat, and immediately remove the boiled clam from hot water.
2. Cut cooled squid into rings.
3. Add pepper and mayonnaise. Stir and serve.
I must add that many seafood are quite expensive. Squids - the most budgetary of them, they are available to most consumers. The taste of these mollusks, properly prepared, is excellent and the dishes from them should be on the family menu.
