In article <V_tOd.14527$uc.8393@trnddc05>,
"Rick & Cyndi" > wrote:

> "Katra"
> <snip>
> > Ok... squid prep! :-)
> >
> > First, cut off the head fairly close to the tube/body.
> >
> > Cut the tentacle ring away from the head and discard the head. Spread
> > out the center of the tentacles and make sure you remove the beak, and
> > any of the entrails you may have missed.
> >
> > Take the tube body and turn it inside out. Cut away the "guts" from the
> > body wall. (It's pretty easy to tell) and look for the clear, hard
> > "spine" in the membrane along the back. Be sure to remove it all the way
> > from top to bottom.
> >
> > Turn it back rightside out. Loosen the grayish outer "skin" (membrane)
> > from around the mouth of the tube body. Once you have it worked loose
> > all the way around, the "skin" will usually pull off all in one piece.
> >
> > Cut and prepare the meat then as desired. I don't usually bother
> > skinning the tentacles.
> >
> > Next time I do some, I'll take pictures and post the series. :-)
> >
> > Kat
> =================
>
> YES!!! Please take pictures next time! How cool!!
>
> Cyndi
>
>

Ok! :-) I promise!
I have to work this weekend, but hope to be able to go to Austin early
next week. I'll go to Fiesta and hope they have more... <lol> I'd rather
get fresh than the frozen ones from the Oriental market. Some of that
stuff has been frozen a LONG time!

Digicams are handy things! I just bought myself one for Christmas
finally.....

--
K.

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