Prepping Squid

To demonstrate, I'm using a spear squid that often gets caught in bottom trawling nets in the ocean around Ibaraki Prefecture. I hope it's useful.If you keep calm when cutting then things should go pretty smoothly. Recipe by Ibaraki jizakana ouenshitai

When I was young I couldn't clean a squid, but I wanted to eat squid. The year that I got that urge, it was a bumper season for squid, so it was so cheap!I couldn't find instructions for doing something so basic in the cookbooks,so I snuck a peek in at the bookstore! (Nowadays you can find cookbooks like that though.) In the end, I phoned my mother and asked her how to do it. (LOL) When you really want to eat something, you'll do a lot to get there!It's OK if you can't do it so neatly in the beginning! Just cut it however you can, take off any parts you can't eat, and try cooking it. In-season squid is cheap and delicious! Just give it a go the next time you feel an urge to eat squid. It's so yummy! Recipe by Kanakana higurashi

I love eating every bit of fresh squid. This recipe works great as a simple side dish.Please use a fresh squid!!For Step 6, I added soy sauce.....but after cooking it, a lot of moisture came out, diluting the flavors. Because the squid is fresh it will still taste great but maybe it's better to add salt at that stage and pour over some soy sauce at the end. Recipe by Tatakaukokkusan

Although this may appear to be a common recipe, since I wanted to eat it the innards, too, I devised my own method.If you want the squid to turn out soft and juicy, then cook for a shorter time than instructed. If overboiled, the squid will become tough, and will also lose it's sweetness and moisture. Recipe by Tomuraushi

This is also a good side dish in summer. You can exchange the squid for your favorite seafood like shrimp, scallop, salmon... It's important to drain the vegetables well and it's also good cold. Enjoy to your taste!

This tastes like my favorite ready-made side dish.You can also add a little more mustard if you like. Recipe by Eiyoushino recipe

My husband loves squid sautéed with butter and makes it often. I tried adding vinegar to it.Adjust the amount of seasoning ingredients to the size of the squid. Recipe by ayunn

It was like biting into a cloud... so be sure to not over fry it. Quick and fast! Great with white wine!

This is a different way of cooking Salt and Pepper. Im not sure if this was done like this before, but I just though of this now. Less transfers, less effort, less dishes. HeheheThe outcome is actually delicious. My hubby cant tolerate spices so I did not add chopped red peppers. You can add red peppers for a bit of sizzle.

This is a dish I've been making for a while and I love it.This is pretty simple once you've finished preparing the squid. However if you tear the ink pouch, you're going to have a real mess on your hands.As this is sashimi grade squid, you don't have to cook it thoroughly.If you burn it the taste will get pretty bitter, so please be careful. Recipe by Omonaga bancho

Sauteeing with garlic, chili and bell peppers is currently my standard go-to method in coming up with quick and easy dishes using almost ANYTHING.Pairing this method with squid, an easy to cook seafood, makes this an almost instant, 15-min solution for dinner!

I know that squid is usually cooked with daikon radish or taro root, but for some reason I've had potatoes with my squid ever since I was small.Be careful about when you put the squid back into the pot, since you're simmering some more after that point and you wouldn't want the potatoes to fall apart. Recipe by Chiisai coffee no ki