How to clean squid in 6 easy steps

Cleaning squid is pretty simple once you learn how. Here is a step-by-step illustrated guide:

meimanrensheng 1 cut off the head

1. Pull the tentacles away from the body. Cut the top part away just under the eyes, ensuring that the hard beak is also removed from the tentacles.

meimanrensheng 2 remove the pen

2. Place your hand inside the body and pull out the plasticky quill and discard.

meimanrensheng 3 remove the skin and ink sac

3. Pull out anything else in the body (reserving the ink sac for pastas or risotto dishes) and discard.

meimanrensheng 4 remove the wings

4. Rinse the squid inside and out and pull off the wings and purplish coating around the body. Discard the purplish coating.

meimanrensheng 5 slice the body open

5. Cut the squid down the length of the body or cut into rings.

meimanrensheng 6 remove the guts

6. Scrape out anything remaining inside the body using the blade of the knife and discard. The squid can be scored lightly with a knife and dried. Now it is ready the cook.