An available pantry is a squid. Dishes from squid, even frozen, are simple and quick to prepare. In addition, they are easily absorbed and useful to people who suffer from diseases of the digestive tract, because squid meat contains extractive substances that contribute to the release of digestive juices.
Pick your recipe
You will need
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- Squids - 300-400 grams;
- water - 1 liter;
- salt - 1 teaspoon;
- Adyghe cheese - 150 grams;
- grapes - 100 grams;
- olive oil - 2-3 tablespoons;
- lettuce;
- lemon - 1 piece.
Instruction manual
1
When choosing squid, pay attention to the fact that the carcasses of frozen squid are easily separated from each other. If the carcasses are stuck, it means they have already been thawed, and the prepared squids will be bitter. The color of the squid meat must be white. The film that covers the carcasses can be either light pink or purple.
2
First of all, squid needs to be thawed. If time is short, you can put frozen squid in cold water. Do not defrost in hot water! It is better to defrost squids in the air, as more useful properties are retained.
3
You can eat the head, tentacles and the body of the squid. Before cooking, squid must be cleaned of the film, freed from the insides and remove the chitin plates. Press the squid carcass to the cutting board, gently pry the skin with a fingernail. She must be removed by stocking. Remove the skin from the wings of the squid. Thoroughly rinse the carcasses under running water inside and out.
4
There are several ways to cook squid. Remember to cook the main thing no more than 3 minutes. If you cook longer, the squid meat will become stiff. The first method of cooking. Boil the water by adding salt to it. Dip the squid carcasses into boiling water. Close the pan with a lid and remove from heat. After 10 minutes, the squid meat will be ready. The second way. Dip one squid carcass into boiling water. Count to fifteen, take out the squid with a slotted spoon. Perform this procedure with all carcasses. A little secret. If you cook squids for 30-40 minutes, then the meat will again become soft, but it will lose half its volume and weight.
5
Take a salad bowl. Tear lettuce in large pieces, sprinkle with lemon juice, mix.
6
Grapes for salad need to take seedless. Wash it thoroughly and cut each grape in half.
7
Slice boiled squids. Cut Adyghe cheese into strips or cubes. Instead of Adyghe cheese, you can take feta cheese.
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Add cheese, squid, grapes to the salad bowl. Season with olive oil, mix gently and serve. Bon Appetit!
note
The meat cleared of the film is cooked for no more than 2-3 minutes and, most importantly, with rapid boiling. The longer the meat lies in hot water, the harder it will be. It must be remembered that squid meat is almost pure protein and therefore requires the same careful handling.
Useful advice
Squid for salad is prepared in three main ways - boiled with a whole carcass, cut into strips and boiled, added to the salad raw. The taste of squid is relatively neutral, which makes it easy to combine squid with a variety of ingredients. Depending on the processing method, as well as the rest of the salad ingredients, sauces and salad dressings change.
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