Squid can be prepared in many ways. If you want a crunchy appetizer or snack, fry squid. Try your hand at preparing a second course based on squid steaks. If you brown them in a little oil and add some spices, you can season them with pasta or rice. If you cook them on the grill you can serve a great dish to enjoy outdoors. To make them easier to prepare, buy them already clean.
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Make a Fried Calamari
Step 1. Cut the squid into rings 1.27 cm thick
If the squid still has tentacles, leave them intact before cooking them this way
Step 2. Put a Dutch pan or saucepan on the stove and fill it with three fingers of oil
Heat the oil until it reaches a temperature of around 170 degrees Celsius
Step 3. Mix 2 cups (500ml) of flour with salt, pepper and parsley to taste in a mixing bowl
Step 4. Dip the squid rings into the flour mixture
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Step 5. Cook the squid by dipping the rings in hot oil
Fry the squid for about a minute or until the desired browning is achieved
Step 6. Remove the squid from the hot oil using tongs
Put the squid on a plate covered with a paper towel to drain the excess oil. Serve them on a serving dish, with lemon slices and tomato-based sauces
Method 2 of 4: Prepare the Calamari Steaks
Step 1. In a mixing bowl, mix three tablespoons (44 ml) of flour, 59 ml of grated Parmesan and an egg
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Step 2. Coat the squid steaks with the egg and flour mixture
Step 3. Put some oil in a saucepan and let it heat up
Step 4. Place the steaks in the pan and cook the squid for about a minute or until golden brown
Flip the steaks and cook them on the other side.
Step 5. Place the steaks on a paper towel to drain the excess oil
Step 6. Prepare a vegetable, such as broccoli, as a side dish for squid steaks
Sauté the broccoli in a pan with a chopped garlic clove and chilli
Step 7. Mix two tablespoons (29ml) of butter, lemon juice and a handful of capers in a pan
Heat it until the butter melts.
Step 8. Pour the resulting sauce over the squid steaks and bring them to the table
Method 3 of 4: Prepare the Sauteed Squid
Step 1. Cut the cleaned squid into rings of 1.27 cm each
Step 2. Before cooking the squid, heat a little oil in a pan and add the garlic and chilli
Step 3. Now add the squid and sauté them for a minute
Step 4. Pour 3/4 cup (177 ml) of dry white wine over the squid
Step 5. Continue cooking the squid for a minute or two, until the wine evaporates completely creating a thick sauce
Step 6. If you want them tastier, add more salt and pepper to the squid
Step 7. You can use sautéed squid to season rice or angel hair pasta
Method 4 of 4: Prepare the Grilled Calamari
Step 1. Remove the squid tentacles and cut them in the center to open the body
Step 2. Press the body of the squid until it flattens and prick it in several places, but not all over the surface
Step 3. Mix 56g of olive oil with 14g of lemon juice, two cloves of minced garlic, two tablespoons (10ml) of dry Italian dressing and a pinch of salt in a flat plate
Step 4. Add the whole squid and tentacles to the flat plate and let them marinate for about an hour
Flip the squid and let them marinate on the other side for another hour
Step 5. When the squid has finished marinating, turn on the grill
