Easy Homemade Marinated Squid

The most delicious — easy and simple — for the holiday table! Marinated squid in stores is often unreasonably expensive. So letʼs make them at home, spending much less! Any beginner can handle the recipe — everything is extremely simple and clear! And yes, itʼs incredibly delicious!
cook time: 9h
Zoe Kendrick
Easy Homemade Marinated Squid

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

141
Calories
9g
Fat
2g
Carbs
12g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
Squid 500 g

Marinade:

Garlic 2 clove
Chilli 0.5 pc
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Parsley 30 g
Lemons 1 pc
Chili sauce 1 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to marinate squid at home? First, prepare the marinade. Use extra virgin olive oil.

Step 2

Step 2
Peel the garlic and chop finely. If desired, you can pass the garlic through a press.

Step 3

Step 3
Cut the chili pepper into rings. If you want to reduce the heat of the pepper, remove the seeds. You can also replace the red chilies with green ones.

Step 4

Step 4
Remove the zest from the lemon. I immediately grate the zest from a whole, thoroughly washed and dried lemon on a fine grater — it’s more convenient and faster. Then cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice out of each half.

Step 5

Step 5
Finely chop the parsley. If you like a spicier taste, replace the parsley with cilantro or use two types of greens at once.

Step 6

Step 6
In a bowl, combine garlic, parsley, chili pepper, lemon juice and zest. Add sweet chili sauce and olive oil. Mix everything thoroughly. If you donʼt have sweet chili sauce, you can either add nothing at all or add tomato ketchup. The marinade is ready.

Step 7

Step 7
Now start cooking the squid. I used unpeeled frozen squid, but it is most convenient to work with already prepared squid. They are sold frozen in the form of tubes for stuffing. The total weight of defrosted squid should be 500 g, so take it with a reserve. You will learn how to properly defrost frozen squid from the article; the link to it is at the end of this recipe.

Step 8

Step 8
If you have unprocessed squid, clean them of skin and entrails, and remove the chitinous plate. Separate the tail fins from the squidʼs body. Cut the squid carcasses into rings. Cut the tail fins into strips.

Step 9

Step 9
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Add the squid and fry, stirring, over medium heat for no longer than 2-3 minutes. Donʼt fry any longer!!! Otherwise, the squid will become tough as rubber. You can learn how to choose the right frying pan and oil for frying by reading articles on these topics. There is a link to them at the end of this recipe.

Step 10

Step 10
Place the squid in a bowl, pour in the marinade and stir.

Step 11

Step 11
Cover the bowl of squid with cling film and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight, so that they have time to marinate well.

Step 12

Step 12
Place the finished squid along with the marinade on a plate and serve. Bon appetit!

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