How Do I Cook Squid?

1. Clean squid very well, take off gills as well as the head etc.,
2. Cut the squid legs into rings approximately 1 1/4 inches thick.
3. Put the rest of the body flat and slice it down the center, open it up and cut.
4. Put in boiling water for about 1 hour add seasoning.

Once cooked eat with rice.

Squid should be cooked very quickly, otherwise it gets tough and chewy like a rubberband!  If you buy it in the market, cut it into rings, dust it with flour, s & P and quickly deep fry it, for about 2 to 3 minutes tops!  Test a couple first, if they are opaque and tender, they are cooked perfectly.  I also love to cook squid steaks.  Some markets carry them in the frozen section.  They are usually round or oval, and are pounded thin.  Put some olive oil in your skillet, dredge the squid steaks in seasoned flour (with s & p) and add a little cornmeal.  I also sprinkle them with garlic salt or powder.  Saute them in the olive oil over med to high heat, for just a couple of minutes on each side.  This is a very yummy and quick way to enjoy squid!

Once your squid has been cleaned and debeaked, one of my favourite ways is simply pan fried with butter and garlic. Of course it may be baked in sauces such as tomato with herbs or boiled in soups or fish stews. Do not overcook as this tends to make to make it rubbery. It is also very nice served as sashimi, just sliced up and dipped in soy sauce flavored by wasabi. Technically sashimi is not really raw as these products have been blast frozen which kills any bacteria or parasites. This is not true of most home freezers though which take much longer to freeze products and actually fish etc. Being home frozen can still be soft at the core even a week after being placed there.