Usually, the process of cleaning seafood is time-consuming, but if done correctly, the processing will not be cumbersome. As a rule, we are offered to purchase squid frozen. We will build on this.
Defrosting squid correctly
Before you peel the squid, you need to defrost them. There are several defrosting methods used by housewives:
Natural method. Defrost the carcass at room temperature without additional influences. It will be ready for further processing in 4-5 hours.
In cold water. To speed up the process, you can immerse the carcass in a container of cold water. So it will defrost faster, but some of the useful microelements will be lost at the same time.
How can you defrost squid?
Important information, because if the seafood is not thawed correctly, you will not need to know how to peel the squid. Never use a microwave to defrost squid. Carcasses become rubbery. They can be thrown away immediately, and the kitchen will have to get rid of a persistent and unpleasant odor.
To speed up the process, inexperienced housewives fill the freeze with hot water. Carcasses lose a lot of useful properties. In addition, the meat takes on an unpleasant blue color.
How to properly peel squid
After the carcass is thawed, we begin to cut it. Follow the step by step instructions:
- We remove the head (it is inedible).
- Find the squid's jaws (they are located between the tentacles) and remove the "beak". It is also not edible.
- We cut off the tentacles at the very base.
- Let's get down to gutting. We remove all the insides, rinse thoroughly.
- Removing the skin
Removing the skin from the carcass is the most important cleaning step. Choose the appropriate method:
… If you do not plan to keep the whole carcass, you can make incisions. This will make it easier to film. Fill two containers with hot and cold water. Alternately immerse the squid carcass in one or another dish. After this procedure, the skin is easily removed. Use this option when there is no time at all. Immerse the frozen carcass in boiling water for 50-60 seconds. We take out after the specified time. The skin can be easily removed using the stocking method.
If the squid has been stored for a long time, the skin will simply be washed off under running hot water.
Now that you have learned how to peel squid, it remains to cook something special and amazingly tasty from them. Salads, appetizers, pasta with seafood are sure to please the family and guests.
Create new dishes based on squid meat, there will be no more problems with cutting seafood.
