|
||||||||
Squid!!! |
![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: up the stairs!
Posts: 11,649
|
Squid!!!
I am having, stir fried squid with veggies and rice for dinner tonight...
I've also had squid that I stuffed with riccotta and spinach, grilled on the barbie. Both are lovely ways to eat squid. Has anybody got any other fave squid recipes?
|
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 59,800
|
I like it on the BBQ, rub with garlic first and olive oil first and then squeeze lemon juice over while cooking.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Derby, UK
Posts: 23,456
|
i love battered squid like you buy in the restaurants and when i cook it my self i just lightly fry it with lots of garlic in butter... mmmmmM!MMM!MM!M!M!!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 8,777
|
Calimari?
I like to boil the squid or bbq them, boing it is so nice though. |
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 16,886
|
Properly cooked Squid is beautiful. Unfortunately most peoples experience of it is some Deep Fried Frozen Stuff in the pub.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 567
|
Yeah. "Polpi in Purgatorio," which roughly means "Octopus in Hell."
![]() You can use octopus or squid or cuttlefish... works equally well. (Imo, cuttlefish is the best of the cephalopods and you can sometimes get it cheap because people don't realise how good it is. )Fry an onion and some garlic in a little olive oil, then add a small amount of fennel seeds (about 10-15 should do it as they're quite strong.) Lob in a tin of tomatos, lots of red wine, and enough chillie flakes to give it the level of heat you like. (So you are just making a normal tomato sauce with lots of red wine and chillie, laced with a subtle anise flavour from the fennel in the background. Make more if you are using lots of squid.) Lob in your prepared bits of cephalopod and gently stew uncovered for about 50 minutes, until the squid or whatever is beautifully tender and the sauce has thickened to the texture you like. Don't worry if you need to boil it down for longer. Check seasoning, throw in a bit of parsley to serve if you have any handy. ![]() The advantage of stewing squid etc is that it is always melt-in-the-mouth tender; there is no danger of it being chewy/rubbery. Another delicious way is to stuff baby tubes with a duxelle, secure with cocktail sticks, put in a dish half-filled with white wine and bake.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: up the stairs!
Posts: 11,649
|
that sounds nice Farmhand... I'll give that a go.
I like cuttlefish as it happens but it can be difficult to find. I'm, also a fan of anything with octopuss in it as well and I like to make Black rissotto with the ink
|
|
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Pimlico, central London, UK
Posts: 14,894
|
I love squid but have never cooked it at home before - it is best to get the fishmonger to prepare for you first?
|
|
|
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Calle Embajadores 28010
Posts: 7,692
|
Check out the River Cafe Cookbook... just simply char-grilled with Chilli Sauce. Woof!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 567
|
Quote:
that sounds nice Farmhand... I'll give that a go.
I like cuttlefish as it happens but it can be difficult to find. I'm, also a fan of anything with octopuss in it as well and I like to make Black rissotto with the ink ![]() That stuff is not for the faint-of-heart, even among devotees. I bow to your fearless squidiness. ![]() Quote:
Ads I love squid but have never cooked it at home before - it is best to get the fishmonger to prepare for you first?
Definitely "yes." On average it is quite time consuming to clean them and their innards are disgusting. For your first go it is well worth paying a little extra for ones that are already cleaned, if your fishmonger won't do it for free.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,365
|
I always like my squid with bee pollen, tobacco rhubarb and a mozzarella smoke balloon on the side.
![]()
|
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 16,886
|
Quote:
I always like my squid with bee pollen, tobacco rhubarb and a mozzarella smoke balloon on the side.
![]() ![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,365
|
Quote:
Do you follow it with Olive Oil Ice Cream?
![]() Yes, and rapeseed oil pastilles, and I put on a tape of Jennie Bond's greatest links while eating them. |
|
|
|
![]() |
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 17:30.


)
That stuff is not for the faint-of-heart, even among devotees.