How to Clean a Squid

Demonstration of how to clean a fresh squid, from Harbor Fish Market, Portland, Maine.

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[woodandwake]

what would you stuff it with

[Harborfishmarket]

We stuff ours with a mixture of breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, white raisin, fresh parsley and garlic,a little chicken or vegetable stock to moisten, then bake them in a red sauce. Love squid in a red sauce, the flavor is just incredible.

[momofmadeleine]

Thank you so much for the explanation -- I agree that this is the best squid cleaning video by far.

Which are considered better, the big ones like you show here or the little ones?

[Harborfishmarket]

We really only get the small ones here in Maine, I find them to be very tender and a great flavor. When we have been on the west coast and had theirs, they pound then to be tender. To me the flavor is not as good either. So I guess I would vote for the smaller ones. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[Midnight805Beauty]

BEST How To video on how to clean squid by far! Short, detailed, and easy to understand! Thank you so much! Yum yum Calamari! :p

[Harborfishmarket]

Glad it was helpful for you, just had some beautiful large fresh squid come in the door this morning.

[David Spencer]

Thanks for the video. It was easy to follow.

[Don Yosho]

thanks a lot it's really as easy as its look

[Chris Dowling]

it is far from this easy to clean squid. where is the ink? also its a lot more slimy than it looks and a lot harder to clean the skin off and pull those back "fins" off.

[drealsgirl]

Good video

[ReptileSteve11]

Awsome video!!! Great job you couldnt have made it any easier. Perfect how to clean squid video.

[Jessy Phanthadara]

Thanks mike

[jbullfrog88]

Thank you Kind Sir. I just bought some squid in Japan and they are beeeauuutiful. There are no discolorations at all anywhere on the body. I'm guessing that just shows how fresh they are.

[kidgloves2]

This video makes me want to move to Maine.