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In article >,
(The Wolf) wrote:

> Katra > wrote:
>
> How do you deal with the fins? Do you try and get the skin off? Tedious.

I cut the fins off first, and skinned them by themselves. It was much
easier that way! I don't cut fins off of the "normal" sized squids.

>
> The body rings are a lot more tender with the skin off.

Oh yes!

>
> I can't seem to get the flour to stick. I coat the rings but it comes
> off in the oil.

Well, I did not bread mine.
They were mixed in with other meat and veggies and served as is with a
thickened butter, olive oil and seafood "juice" mix that they food
itself created.

I've not actually tried to do much breading...

But for catfish, I just rinse the fish so it's wet, then dunk it into
fine ground and spiced cornmeal and fry it in Olive Oil. The breadings
stays on fish just fine.

>
>
>
> > 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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