Perfectly Grilled Squid: A Must-Try Appetizer

You have never eaten such yummy food! Youʼll swallow your tongue! Grilled squid is an excellent hot or cold appetizer with beer. You can cook such squid not only in a frying pan, but also on an electric grill or on a charcoal grill. Seafood lovers will love it.
cook time: 1h 10 min
Caleb Huxley
Perfectly Grilled Squid: A Must-Try Appetizer

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

113
Calories
6g
Fat
8g
Carbs
14g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon) 2 tbsp
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Squid 500 g
Soy sauce 80 ml

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to fry squid in a grill pan? Very simple. To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list.

Step 2

Step 2
If the squids are frozen, defrost them first, but not completely — frozen squids are easier to clean. I have whole squids, with tails. But you can also buy already prepared, cleaned, frozen tubes without tails. They will just need to be defrosted. Read about all the intricacies of proper defrosting in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the squid in a bowl and pour boiling water over it. After this, clean them of the top skin, internal films, remove the chitinous plate and entrails. Rinse thoroughly. If you wish, you can cut the squid into portions.

Step 4

Step 4
Place the cleaned squids in a bowl, pour in soy sauce, lemon juice, salt and ground black pepper to taste. If your soy sauce is quite salty, then you can not add salt at all, or add a minimal amount to avoid oversalting. Mix the squid with spices and leave to marinate for 30-40 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Lightly grease a grill pan with vegetable oil and heat over high heat. Add the marinated squid and fry until a clear pattern appears on the grooved surface of the pan, about 2 minutes. Then turn over to the other side and fry until charred on the other side. It is better to cook in a non-stick pan. You will learn how to choose a frying pan and oil for frying from the articles at the end of this recipe.

Step 6

Step 6
Transfer the finished grilled squids to a plate and serve hot or cold, garnished with herbs. Bon appetit!

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