Quick Squid and Crab Stick Salad

A delicious dish for seafood lovers! Salad squid crab sticks egg is prepared very quickly, even taking into account the cooking of the products. They can be a quick snack, can be served for dinner, or can be served on a holiday table. The most important thing is to boil the squid correctly so that it remains soft.
cook time: 20 min
Ethan Rowley
Quick Squid and Crab Stick Salad

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

153
Calories
11g
Fat
5g
Carbs
9g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Eggs 3 pc
Bulb onions (red) 1 pc
Mayonnaise 4 tbsp
Squid 2 pc
Crab sticks 200 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make squid, crab sticks and egg salad? Prepare your food. Any squid will do — peeled or not. Thaw frozen ones first. Read about all the intricacies of proper defrosting in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe. Boil the eggs first and cool. Choose tasty, high-quality crab sticks. Take any onion, I have a red one.

Step 2

Step 2
Boil the squid. If they are not gutted, then remove the insides. Donʼt forget to remove the chitin plate. Boil water in a saucepan, add salt to it. Place squid carcasses into boiling water. The film that covers them will immediately curl up. Cook them for exactly two minutes — long cooking will make the squid rubbery.

Step 3

Step 3
Transfer the carcasses to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process. Once the squid has cooled, rinse it to remove any remaining curdled membrane.

Step 4

Step 4
Peel the onion and cut into thin half rings.

Step 5

Step 5
Rinse the onion feathers under cold water — this will prevent it from becoming bitter. Leave the onion in the sieve to drain.

Step 6

Step 6
Remove films from crab sticks. Cut them into large pieces.

Step 7

Step 7
Also coarsely chop the cooled and peeled eggs.

Step 8

Step 8
Dry the squid carcasses and cut into strips.

Step 9

Step 9
Place all ingredients in a salad bowl. You can salt them to taste, just keep in mind that mayonnaise already contains salt.

Step 10

Step 10
Season the salad with mayonnaise and mix. You can make your own mayonnaise. You will find recipes for homemade mayonnaise after the last step.

Step 11

Step 11
Serve the salad to the table. Bon appetit!

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