How to cook squid tentacles

Squid is an extremely valuable seafood containing large amounts of iodine and protein. Nutritionists recommend to consume meals containing seafood at least once a week. Try adding to your menu of salads, soups and main dishes with tentacles squid is tasty and healthy.

You will need

• • Squid (tentacles) — 500 g;
  • Mussels (frozen) — 300 g;
  • Crab meat — 100 g;
  • Tomatoes cherry — 300 g;
  • Lemon juice — 3 tbsp;
  • Olive oil — 2 tbsp;
  • Black pepper (ground
  • to taste);
  • Salt (to taste);
  • Salad (leaves).

Instruction

1. Prepare to eat the tentacles of squid. To do this, first defrost them. It is better to defrost foods by leaving them for some time at room temperature or on the top shelf of the refrigerator. In a pinch, use the microwave or a container of warm water..
2. Clean the tentacles. To do this boil water. Pour the tentacles in the boiling water, continuously stirring them for 30 seconds. The water will become muddy and acquire a pinkish color. Drain the water and wash the tentacles under running water, removing the overlying film. So the film is better separated from the squid, RUB it in palms.
3. Cleaned tentacles can be cooked in different ways. They can be boiled for 5-10 minutes in salted water, fry in batter, fry in skillet, or marinated.
4. Use the prepared the tentacles of squid as one of the ingredients of salads and appetizers, hot dishes, various seafood soups, as well as add them to pasta and paella. There is also a recipe of cooking cutlets of the tentacles.
5. Try to prepare a simple salad from the tentacles of the squid. To clean the tentacles boil. If the tentacles of the squid are quite large, cut them into pieces of a suitable size.
6. Place lettuce in a large flat dish. Gently place them on the previously prepared the tentacles of squid.
7. Defrost mussels. Good dry them and put on the tentacles of squid.
8. Crab meat cut into medium size pieces and place it on top of the mussels.
9. Prepare the cherry tomatoes. To do this, wash them thoroughly, dry it with a towel and place on top of salad.
10. Pour the prepared salad with olive oil, lightly sprinkle with lemon juice. Taste and season with salt and ground black pepper. Bon appetit!