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Home » Food and Drink » Main Course Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Search Henry Lord Platinum Quality Author Platinum Author | 61 Articles Joined: April 20, 2012 Malta Tips On Cooking Seafood - Squid By Henry Lord | Submitted On June 06, 2012 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Expert Author Henry Lord The first priority is to buy freshly caught Squid, ideally caught that day. To prepare the Squid, separate the body and head by pulling apart. From the stomach remove the transparent backbone and any soft remaining parts, Pull off the thin membrane from the outside of the body and the wing shapes. Separate the tentacles from the head of the fish. Now thoroughly wash all of the fish. You can now choose which recipe option for your meal. If you are unable to buy fresh Squid try the packets of small frozen tubes that are available from most fish suppliers. Tip 1. Quick, simple and fresh. Take the tube and wings of the Squid and thinly slice into pieces 3 mm thick. For a single starter use 115 g. Have ready thinly sliced garlic, ginger, spring onion, chopped parsley or coriander and fresh lemon. Place a Wok on a high heat and add a light coating of sesame oil, fry the Squid for a couple of minutes. Add the other ingredients, squeeze with lemon juice and serve. You will have created a very quick, refreshing a tender Squid dish. Ideal as a starter. Tip 2. Stuffed Squid Squid, unlike most other shellfish, should be cooked very quickly or slowly. For stuffed dishes the larger examples are ideal for slow cooking. Select a tube around 15 cm long with an opening of 5 cm wide. Prepare a stuffing mix with finely chopped tentacles and wings, rice, pine nuts, onion and garlic. Loosely stuff the Squid and seal the open end with a bamboo skewer or cocktail stick. Cover the stuffed fish with stock, white wine and chopped tomatoes. Cover and simmer very gently for around 30 minutes. Remove and place on a plate with the reduced and blended cooking liquid. Simply delicious. For larger Squid tubes extend the cooking time. Tip 3. A jar of Squid nibbles Collect as many of the small tentacles as you can. Quickly blanch and place in a glass jar of a suitable size. Top up with olive oil flavoured with chilli, ginger, fish sauce, lemon grass, garlic and fresh green peppercorns. Seal and store in a fridge. You will have created a lovely emergency jar of nutritious nibbles to offer your family and friends. There are many other versions for cooking Squid. The priority with all of them being the that the shellfish should be very recently caught and either cooked very quickly or gently. About the author:- Henry Lord is a fanatical enthusiast and lover of all things seafood. He has been a professional chef for nearly twenty five years, so has experienced many traditional and innovative ways to cook and present food. He is also keen to promote seafood as a healthy source of our daily eating needs. The website [http://www.cookingseafoodathome.com] is written by him. It provides lots of tips on all aspects to helping you put a great seafood meal in front of your family or friends. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Henry_Lord/1327044 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face0 Sad Face0 Viewed 65 times Word count: 410 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Food and Drink: Main-Course Henry Lord Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. Main Course Article Feed Main Course Article Feed Find More Articles Search Similar Articles Tips to Cooking Sea Food Cost Control - Cooking Up Wastages So Why is Seafood Such an Important Part of Mexican Cuisine Varieties in Seafood Seafood in the Desert 3 Great Seafood Restaurants in Boracay The Territorial Differences of Mexican Cooking Eating Out in Italy - Elba Island and the Tuscan Archipelago Malaysian Food and Top Ten Must Eats Do You Know Your Pasta? Recent Articles 5 Great Menu Combinations For Your Dine-In Movie Night Out Sage Recipes: 3 Tasty Dishes To Try For Dinner 3 Unique Curry Recipes That Will Make You An Even Bigger Fan 3 Meat Pie Recipes That Are a Must-Try Easy 30-Minute Main Dish Recipes for Anyone On the Go Is Porridge Considered a Nutritious Food? A Hamdog Why Kolkatans Crave for Chicken Biryani Health Benefits of Sonamasuri Brown and Sonamasuri White Types of Italian Food EzineArticles.com About Us FAQ Contact Us Member Benefits Privacy Policy Shop Site Map Blog Training Video Library Advertising Affiliates Cartoons Authors Submit Articles Members Login Premium Membership Expert Authors Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Terms of Service Publishers Terms Of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS © 2017 EzineArticles All Rights Reserved Worldwide