Squid recipes are becoming increasingly popular among the population. The reasons for this are clear, this clam is easy to prepare and affordable. But the dishes from it are tender and tasty. In addition, squid can be eaten by everyone, even those who are on a diet. Yes, and surprise guests and decorate the festive table roll of squid can easily. In addition, such a dish remains tasty even when cold.
How to choose squid in the store?
Many people like seafood, especially cooked in an unusual way. For this reason, squid recipes are of increasing interest among housewives and all lovers of cooking. However, any dish can ruin a poor-quality product.
Let's figure out how to choose the right squid. To do this, remember the simple rules:
- You should not take carcasses of squid, which are strongly stuck together. The situation when it is impossible to separate them from each other suggests that the seafood was subjected to repeated freezing.
- The color of squid meat will tell about this. If the product is of good quality, it will be even white or cream in color, without interspersing. If pinkish and sometimes bluish spots appear on the carcass, the product was re-frozen. Yes, and it will not be easy to clean it.
- You should not buy squids that have a top film of bright, saturated color. Such carcasses belong to old mollusks. Their meat will be tough.
- The most delicious are the carcasses of small and slightly colored squids. Having found them on the counter, you can safely send to your basket. Their meat will be soft and delicate.
How to clean quickly and correctly?
To clean high-quality squid is not difficult. To do this, the thawed carcass is washed with water and the film is carefully removed. After you can proceed to the removal of the insides and chitin plate.
However, few of us live near the place of squid mining. We have to be content with what is in the stores. It’s more difficult to clean such squids. But there is a way. For him, it is worth preparing a bowl of ice water. There you can even add ice cubes. It is also worth preparing a separate dish to fold already cleaned carcasses.
Squids scalded with boiling water and immediately immersed in ice water. The film that covers the carcass will burst, and it can be easily removed.
Squid roll with cheese, necessary ingredients
After the squids are cleaned, you can start cooking any dish. Very tasty and very unusual is the oven-cooked squid roll.
To prepare it you will need:
- Peeled squid carcasses, approximately one kilogram.
- Two hundred and fifty grams of hard cheese.
- Five to six eggs.
- Three hundred grams of mushrooms.
- One fresh cucumber.
- Curd or cream cheese.
- Greens.
It can be taken absolutely any, to your taste.
Cooking method
In order to cook squid roll, it is necessary to boil their carcasses in salted water. Put them in boiling water. Do not cook squids for more than two minutes.
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Boil four eggs. Cut mushrooms and fry in vegetable oil. Finely chop eggs, greens and cucumbers.
After the squids have cooled, grind them in random order and mix with raw eggs and grated cheese. Salt and mix everything. Spread the resulting mixture evenly on a baking sheet, which is covered with baking paper.
Squid roll is baked in the oven at a temperature of 200-220 degrees for ten minutes.
When the finished layer cools down, but is still warm, coat it with cream cheese or curd cheese, put mushrooms, cucumbers and greens with eggs on top. Roll everything into a roll, wrap it with cling film and leave in the refrigerator for an hour and a half.
Boiled squid roll
For those who do not like the fishy smell of mollusks, such a delicate squid roll will be the perfect solution. It is absolutely absent in it.
In order to cook it, the following ingredients will be required:
- One kilogram of squid.
- A small slice of wheat flour bread.
- Onion head.
- Three medium cloves of garlic.
- Two eggs.
- Two hundred grams of any hard cheese.
- Salt and spices to taste.
- Any greens, but dill is desirable.
- Some milk.
How to cook?
Now we turn to the procedure for making squid roll. For this, a piece of wheat bread is soaked in cold milk for five minutes. After the bread is necessary to squeeze out the excess liquid.
Eggs should be boiled and grated on a coarse grater. Cheese is also grated. Then the raw peeled squid is scrolled along with the bread through a meat grinder. It is also worth scrolling the bow. Finely chop the garlic or pass through a press. Add salt and spices to the mixture to taste. It should be a little fluid in its consistency.
Next, you need a cling film. It must be deployed on the table. Stuffing is spread on top of the film and evenly distributed. It is very important that the layer is thin, and there is not a single “hole” on its surface. Next, lay eggs and cheese on the prepared surface. Sprinkle everything on top with finely chopped greens. If desired, you can add mushrooms and sauteed onions and carrots.
Now you can proceed to the formation of the roll. To do this, the cling film must be taken at one end and, gently lifting the meat, roll the layer into roll. At first glance, the process may seem complicated, but it is not at all.
Next, the resulting roll is wrapped tightly with cling film, and its ends are tied with a rope. Instead of a film, you can use gauze. She is also tied at the sides with a rope, like candy. It is very important not to break the roll at this moment. Therefore, you should be careful when shifting the stuffing.
But before forming the roll, it is worthwhile to put water in a large pan in advance. You can add salt and spices to it. In the cling film, it’s worth making a few holes with a needle. After the water boils, you can lower the roll into it. Cook it on low heat for fifteen to twenty minutes.
After this time, take out the roll and allow it to cool. After that, you can remove the film from it and cut it into portioned pieces.