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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Squid is a food that contains many nutrients and is widely used in family meals. Today, TasteVN will share with you the recipe to make sun-dried squid – Da Nang specialty gift right at home, delicious and chewy, safe, and the method is simple. Let’s cook this snack together!
Ingredients for Sun-Dried Squid Serves 4
Squid 1 kg White wine 4 tablespoons Ice water 100 gr Salt A little
How to choose fresh and delicious squid
- To buy fresh and delicious squid, you need to observe the color of the squid. Squid with a shiny color, the body will be milky white is good squid.
- Fresh squid is the type of squid that when touched has a firm texture and high elasticity.
- For fresh squid, the head and tentacles will stick tightly together.
- You should not choose squid with detached tentacles or soft and mushy bodies.
How to Prepare Sun-Dried Squid
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Preparing the Squid
Buy the squid, remove the tentacles from the body, and then pull out the ink sac. Next, remove the eyes and the hard, round part in the tentacles (called the squid’s beak) and rinse the squid with clean water or salt water 2 – 3 times to finish.
How to properly clean squid
- Step 1: Pulling the head and tentacles: Use one hand to hold the squid’s body and the other hand to hold the squid’s head, then gently pull upwards and carefully peel off the ink sac.
- Step 2: Use a knife to cut off the squid’s eyes and the hard, round part in the middle of the squid’s head (called the squid’s beak), then squeeze this part out with your hand.
- Step 3: Peel the squid skin: use a knife to make a light cut on the head of the squid’s body to create a ridge between the skin and the squid meat. Hold the squid meat firmly with one hand and grip the squid skin with the other hand and pull it off.
- Step 4: Clean the insides and the head of the squid and rinse thoroughly with water.
See details: How to properly clean squid easily
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Soaking the Squid
Place the squid in a basin, add 1 ice cube, 1 tablespoon of salt, and 4 tablespoons of white wine.
Use scissors to cut the squid’s belly in half, soak for about 5 – 6 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
Tip:
- Soaking the squid in wine and salt helps to keep the squid fresh while removing the fishy smell.
- You can add a few slices of ginger to soak together for a fragrant squid.
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Drying squid
You arrange the squid on the baking tray, use paper towels to dry the body of the squid, and use toothpicks to skewer horizontally through the squid.
To keep the oven temperature stable, preheat the oven at 60 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes, then put the squid tray in to dry at 50 degrees Celsius for 2 hours.
When the time is up, turn the squid over and continue drying for another 30 minutes.
Tip: Skewering the squid horizontally will help prevent the squid from curling up when drying.
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Final product
Let the dried squid cool completely, then remove the toothpicks, and you have successfully made dried squid.
Dried squid has firm, chewy meat while still maintaining the softness of the squid, and is very sweet and delicious. You will love it, so get cooking right away! With dried squid, you can fry, grill, or stir-fry, and it will all be delicious!
Tips for preserving sun-dried squid
- If you do not use all the sun-dried squid, you can preserve it by putting it in a sealed container or plastic bag and vacuum sealing it, then placing it in the refrigerator in the cool compartment, which can be used for about 5 – 7 days, and if placed in the freezer, it can last for about 1 month.
- When eating, just take the sun-dried squid out and let it sit at room temperature before cooking.
See more:
Recently, here is how to make sun-dried squid deliciously at home shared by TasteVN, with the above method you will have delicious, safe sun-dried squid that is even cheaper than buying from the store. So give it a try and see how it goes, wish you success!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel: Cười Khúc Khích
