Best Ever Way To Skin Squid

[delta18]

Went to my fav squid haunt today with a mate and caught a dozen in varying sizes, mostly a bit small but one horse which was very nice tonight 'salt & pepper' style with some chips.



Normally I launch my dinghy in the marina at Busselton and clean my catch when I get home. Today I put launched on the beach a couple K's north of the ramp and when we got back we cleaned the squid on the beach.



What a revalation.



With a handful of sand those slippery little suckers are not so slippery any more. The skin just falls off without them jumping out of your hands. Turning them inside out is a snap. I only had to give them a final rinse under the tap when I got home to get the last of the sand off.



Never again will i clean squid without having some sand nearby.



Regards



Neil.

[nick]

Cool, I never thought about that! I suppose the sand doesn't get rubbed in its skin?

[delta18]

[quote name='nick' post='15993' date='Jul 15 2009, 03:47 PM']Cool, I never thought about that! I suppose the sand doesn't get rubbed in its skin?[/quote]



Not at all, the skin comes off easily and the sand washes right off.



I thought I had discovered this method myself but since I posted I have seen the same suggestion elsewhere on this great site.



Regards



Neil

[sodden]

A pinch of cooking salt between the fingers peeling the skin helps at home in the kitchen.

[glen]

[quote name='sodden' post='16008' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:55 AM']A pinch of cooking salt between the fingers peeling the skin helps at home in the kitchen.[/quote]



I will give it a go. Thanks for the tip! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />

[kingyfisher]

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