I ordered 5 pounds of frozen whole squid from a fish market in Seattle. It made me happy, like an Italian grandma! Ordering squid rings would have been easier, but I couldn’t find them, and honestly, it was a good experience to learn about the creatures as I cleaned and prepared them.įortunately it came in two 2.5 pound packages so I was able to keep one frozen and thaw the other. If you’ve never cleaned squid, you’ll enjoy this tutorial. If you have lots of experience with seafood, well then I have some expletives for you, cause I’m jealous!Ī body or tube, and a head with tentacles attached. The first step is to pull the head out of the body set the head aside. Have a large bowl of clean water on hand. I rinsed the squid 4-5 times during the cleaning process. Remove the fins from the tail end of the squid, by just pulling them off. Then remove the skin, by simply grabbing it and pulling on it the skin comes off easily.
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