Re: a purchase and recent preparation of squid.
What was purchased, and how it was prepared.
- two, rather large, whole squid -- purchased as a frozen product, and kept frozen.
- when thawed - tentacle area (head) of each squid was cut away from the body, and body contents cleared, and thoroughly cleaned
- first meal -- tentacles and pre-cooked vermicelli rice noodles, stir fried together in wok
- second meal -- body tubes cut into 'rings', marinated (in canola oil, garlic, ginger, and wine), and the contents stir fried, in wok on high heat -- served w/vermicelli rice noodles prepared stove top.
Results:
- first meal - found the squid flavourful, but definitely a little tough. Was surprised though, the leftovers after an overnight in the fridge, and eaten cold, were sure good -- much more tender, and with the flavour I had hoped to taste and enjoy yesterday.
- second meal - a similar experience - the squid looked good, though still tough after cooking - but after an overnight in the fridge, was so much more tender, flavourful, and tasty.
My experiences dealing with preparing and cooking these whole, frozen squid were a lot of fun. The initial results, though a touch off the marks I had hoped for, had ended up with results so much closer, and enjoyed.
The squid were really flavourful and tasty, once they had "their way" from how I had initially treated them!! read more