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Preparing squid for cooking.
Fresh calamari and tentacles are best for cooking.
Arrow squid differ to tiger squid in tail shape.
powder
• 2 cups peanut oil for
Basic techniques for targeting squid
* from P10
The way squid catch
underneath eyes to sep- arate tentacles, push tentacles outwards and squeeze the beak out and discard.
peppers squid:
• 3 tablespoons
their prey is indeed quite different to fish.
self-raising flour
• 3 tablespoons rice
They use their long tentacles – also called candles – to capture prey.
Slice off the wings from the body and cut into strips.
flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cracked
That is why a jig looks unlike any lure you have used before, and why when a squid grabs a jig it can’t release its tentacles.
Remove the skin from the body by running your finger underneath the skin, separating it from the flesh, then peel off in one piece and discard.
pepper
• 2 tablespoons ginger
Squiding does not tend to be a catch and release pastime.
the pan
• 600g fresh calamari
This is the reason they are good for two things – fishing and cooking.
Clean out the tube.
the ingre- dients together, except for oil which is used in
Remember to catch only what you need and stick to the bag limit of 20.
Slice the body into circles – or score the tube – for frying.
the pan.
•Then place the ca-
One barrier that deters some is cleaning and preparing squid to eat.
The worst crime is to overcook your squid, as it can turn it rubbery.
• Cook at a moderate heat for 2-3 minutes, and place on paper tow- el.
There are a few basic principles and it takes a little practice.
Do not freeze squid you intend to eat oth- erwise they could turn rubbery when cooked.
You’re ready for a good feed.
Remove innards from squid by pulling the head and tentacles off.
Fresh squid has a nice texture and flavour un- like any calamari you have eaten, possibly because the squid you have eaten before was frozen.
There is a heap of in- formation on YouTube or Google ‘squid fish- ing Moreton Bay’.
If you’re not going to use the tentacles, keep the head and tentacles together for use as bait on your next trip.
Do not forget the snapper closure from July 15 through to Au- gust 15.
Cut across the head,
My recipe for salt and
Remove the backbone from the tube.
(scored for frying or cut
I love nothing more than a simple salt and pepper squid.
lamari in the dry ingre- dients and mix around until covered.
powder
• 2 tablespoons garlic
into rings) • Mix all
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