How to prepare Squid like a Chef at home
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1. With two hands hold the body (mantle) in one hand and the head end in the other hand and pull apart.
2. The quill may come out with head or left in mantle.
3. Place head on board and using your fingers pinch in front of eyes and behind the start of tentacles to push out mouth part. Run tentacles under water to clean and removing any loose suckers at the same time, pat dry, cut in half if large.
4. Wash body inside to remove any left parts, remove wings by pushing back on mantle and cutting thickest part away which was attached to the mantle.
5. Using a wooden spoon handle push from the tail end so it turns inside out.
6. Remove any membrane from wings and slice into strips, the wing parts will be
tougher.
7. Slice into 0.5 cm rings ready for stir-frying or deep frying.