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Dried squid: video recipe for cooking
Dried squid is one of the most popular snacks with a pronounced taste and specific smell. Squid meat contains a huge amount of minerals, amino acids and healthy fats that a person needs, so eating such a product is not only pleasant, but also advisable to maintain health. However, manufacturers add harmful additives and too much salt when drying squid, so it’s better to cook the snack yourself.
Defrost seafood by placing it in warm water. Do not leave them for so long, otherwise the squid will lose a significant amount of iodine and other nutrients. Rinse them thoroughly under cool running water, washing away all dirt, cut off the heads and very carefully pull out the insides, being careful not to damage the sepia bag. If it bursts, the meat will turn black. Scrape the abdomen with the blunt side of a knife. Pour boiling water over the carcasses and remove the top film. Cut them into fillets or rings.
You can buy already gutted squid carcasses, as well as fillets or rings
Dried squid at home: a quick recipe
Ingredients:
– 500 g squid fillet;
– 1 liter of water;
– 6 tbsp. l. fine salt.
Dissolve the salt in cool water and pour over the prepared squid for 2 minutes. Drain them in a colander to remove water for 20 minutes. Dry seafood fillets on the wire rack of an open grill, airfryer at high speed, or in a convection microwave. The optimum drying temperature is 60-80 degrees, the cooking time is about an hour. Gut dry fillets with your hands, turning them into fluffy straws.
Oven dried squid
Ingredients:
– 1 kg of squid rings;
– 1 liter of water;
– 2 tablespoons of salt.
Dissolve the salt in water and marinate the squid rings for 10 hours. After this time, strain out all the brine and place the rings on the baking sheet. Set in the oven to a low temperature of 30 to 60 degrees and dry the seafood for 2,5-3 hours. Place a container of water on the lower level to make the rings juicy. They can be served immediately as a beer snack or as a light salad.
Do not exceed the cooking temperature of dried squid to reduce the drying time, otherwise it will turn into inedible rubber
Dried Squid Diet Salad
Ingredients:
– 70 g of dried squid;
– 300 g fresh or frozen corn kernels;
– 4 tomatoes;
– 2 yellow or green bell peppers;
– 4 feathers of green onions;
– 20 g of parsley;
– 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
– 0,5 tsp balsamic vinegar;
– 2 drops of hot sauce;
– salt.
Peel the stalks and seeds from the peppers. Slice and core the tomatoes. Cut vegetables into thin strips, green onions into 4 cm long tubes, squid into large slices. Cut off the thick stems from the parsley and chop the herbs. Combine everything in a large bowl along with the corn. Combine separately vegetable oil with vinegar and sauce, season the salad, let stand for half an hour, then salt to taste and mix again.