How to prepare and cook squid
Method
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Clean and prepare the fresh squid. Pull the tentacles away from the body. Remove the quill from inside the body and discard. Clean the body by running it under a tap or cleaning it in a bowl of water.
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Remove the 'ears' from either side of the squid body and remove the skin with your fingers.
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Cut the tentacles just below the eyes, being sure not to cut the ink sac. Be sure to remove the 'beak' at the base of the tentacles.
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Cut the squid body into rings.
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On a clean chopping board, crush the garlic with the flat edge of a knife blade. Peel away the skin. Sprinkle over the sea salt and crush the garlic to a fine paste with the knife.
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Finely chop the mint and coriander.
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Finely slice the chilli.
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Heat a frying pan over a moderate heat. Add the olive oil, garlic paste and chilli. Cook for a minute or two, until the garlic just begins to brown.
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Add the prepared squid to the pan and stir for a couple of minutes.
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Season with sea salt. Add the mint and coriander to the pan and stir.
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Remove the pan from the heat, and squeeze over the lime juice and serve immediately.
Ingredients
- 2 squid (bodies and tentacles)
- 1 garlic clove
- pinch sea salt
- handful fresh mint leaves
- handful fresh coriander leaves
- 1 mild red chilli (or more, to taste)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ lime, juice only
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