Squid is a cephalopod mollusk, which has sizes from 0.25 to 0.5 meters. Many species are edible, widely used in cooking. A person eats carcass and squid tentacles for food. Most often it is steamed, canned, and also fried and stewed. Seafood is used for the preparation of various salads and dishes.
It is worth noting that you need to cook squids observing the time, otherwise it will turn into a simple piece of rubber. He should stay in boiling water for no more than 2 minutes.
If everything is done correctly, the seafood will turn out to be very tasty, tender and soft. In this article we will consider the most delicious squid dishes: a list of the best recipes with these inhabitants of the sea.
10. Salad with squid and eggs
Salad with squid and eggs very easy to prepare. You need to take some large seafood, a couple of eggs, as well as mayonnaise and salt.
Before you start preparing a salad, you need to defrost and cleanse the outer squid film. After cleaning and rinsing it from the inside.
Then you need to boil the eggs. No more than eight minutes are allowed for cooking. After it is necessary to cool a little in cool water and peel. They can be cut into small cubes.
Squids should be boiled in salted water for no more than one minute, and then slightly cooled. After also cut into small cubes and put all the ingredients in one bowl.
Salad can be seasoned with mayonnaise and add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with a leaf of fresh herbs on top. Serve immediately after cooking.
9. Squid salad with sour cream and garlic
To salad failed, it is necessary to choose the most important element of it - squid. It is advisable to purchase fresh, small sizes.
Such a salad can be made in a variety of ways. And it is best to serve it immediately after its preparation.
You will need squid - 200 grams, eggs, sour cream, salt and pepper. Fresh vegetables are sometimes added, such as cucumber.
Wash the cucumber and cut into cubes or small strips. Eggs should be cooked for no more than 10 minutes, and then cooled and cleaned. Best cut into cubes.
In this case, squid should be cooked for no more than 3 minutes, and then cut into strips. Mix all the ingredients in one cup and add sour cream, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and can be served.
8. Squid salad with onions
This recipe squid salad It is considered the simplest, since there are very few ingredients. But it turns out to be very tasty. You need to take squids, onions (preferably onions), mayonnaise, salt and herbs (parsley or dill to decorate the dish).
First you need to peel the onions and chop finely. Then clean the squid and cook for no more than two minutes. As soon as they turn white, they can immediately be pulled out of the water, as this means that they are completely ready. It should turn out to be soft and soft in taste.
Then the seafood is cut into cubes or small strips. Onions and squids are mixed and seasoned with mayonnaise. Salt and pepper are added to taste. Top can be decorated with greens.
It is worth noting that after cooking, the salad needs to be infused a little to soak. And then you can serve.
7. Squid in batter
Squid in batter will be a great dinner appetizer. And you can cook them quite quickly and simply. You need to take squids, flour, lemon, salt, spices. Thoroughly clean and cook seafood. Then cut into small thin rings.
After you need to start cooking batter. Mix one tablespoon of sunflower oil with water, and then add flour, salt and spices. Stir so that there are no lumps. Dry the squid rings a little, and then put in the batter and mix.
Pour in a pan of sunflower oil and bring to a slight haze. Next, you can put the rings of squid. Each of the pieces is fried for about 3 minutes, until it turns golden.
Finished rings can be put on paper so that all excess fat is stacked. Top squids are watered with lemon or lime juice. In this form, you can serve to the table.
6. Squid in sour cream
Seafood always goes well with sour cream. To prepare such a dish, you need to take squids, onions, sour cream, garlic, salt, herbs, spices.
Squid pre-clean and remove all the insides. Chop the onion, seafood, and mix everything together. Simmer on low heat for no more than two to three minutes.
Then you can add sour cream, salt, spices, then mix well and leave to stew for a few more minutes. At the very end, take the garlic and herbs, which must be finely chopped and added to the dish.
5. Fried squid
Fried squid - This is a dish that is useful for all occasions. It also contains many useful substances, which is why many people include it in their diet. Seafood is rather quickly fried and goes well, for example, with vegetables, pasta.
Squid can be cooked with onions. To do this, it must be cleaned and cut into rings or strips. Pour a little oil into the pan, put the seafood and fry for 5-6 minutes.
After chopped onion (you can take green or onion) and add the top to the dish. Then, salt and spices are put to taste and fried for a few more minutes.
4. Stuffed Squids
Stuffed squid came to our tables from the Far East. This dish is considered universal for the New Year, and any festive table. Can be served as hot or cold snacks. But the taste is great.
You need to take squid, onions (onions or green), carrots, eggs. And also mushrooms (mainly champignons are used), salt, mayonnaise and spices.
It is worth starting with the filling. Peel and chop the onions into small cubes, grate the carrots. Put in a pan and sauté until golden brown.
In a separate frying pan, you need to fry the mushrooms, having previously cleaned and chopped. Fry for no more than five minutes. Cook the eggs (2-3 pieces) and chop finely, and then add to the mushrooms and carrots with onions.
Squid carcasses must be thoroughly washed and stuffed with the mixture that turned out earlier. The edges can be joined using ordinary toothpicks. Put the finished seafood on the foil, add mayonnaise, salt and spices to your taste on top. Then place on a baking sheet and leave for about twenty minutes. Bake the dish at 200 degrees.
3. Korean squid
Korean squid considered a very savory snack. They boil no more than 30 seconds in boiling water. Then they are cut into strips.
All the important component of such a dish is in the marinade, which should be saturated with seafood. Sesame is poured on a dry frying pan, then fried (white or black can be), and then sunflower oil, finely chopped garlic, salt, sugar, as well as coriander and pepper are added. Top is poured 1 tbsp. l vinegar and soy sauce.
The marinade is poured hot into a pre-chopped squid. In this form, remains for 2 hours.
2. Squid in Chinese
Recipe Chinese squid pretty simple. Cut the squid into strips and put in a pan, where finely chopped onions, garlic and caraway seeds are added. Then put salt, soy sauce and pepper to taste. The dish is cooked over low heat for no more than 2-3 minutes.
1. Squid paste
Initially, you need to cook pasta. Then clean the squid and cut into half rings. Put in a pan with chopped onions and fry until golden brown.
After that you can add sour cream, salt, pepper and simmer for about 5 minutes. Put the boiled pasta in the plates and put the squid on top.