Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> Why do you soak them in milk?
>> It is supposed to tenderize the squid.
>>
>>> I've never bothered with that step.
>>> And please don't tell me you don't peel them?:
>> I was getting packages of frozen squid that were all cleaned and peeled.
>> I haven't seen them lately, and the alternative is a 1 kg. box which is
>> way to much for the two of us.
>
> Ah ok. Ime the secret to tender squid is not over-cooking them. :-)

Yep. I understand that the rule is two minutes or twenty minutes. They
get fried in hot oil for two minutes, but when simmered they need 20.