Squid…

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How not to make it chewy.

Just bbq Ed it for 2 minutes each side. Not that bad but still chewy….

Even less time! Take the tube, gently score it in a diamond shape, drizzle with olive oil and a touch of pepper. Throw on the BBQ, 30seconds each side - it will puff up on the pattern. Squeeze of lemon juice and a tiny bit of salt, beautiful.

Yeah squid has to be cooked either super-fast or low and slow.

It's hard on a BBQ because they're so hot, so you basically shove it around for a few seconds and whip it off as soon as it changes colour.

You've reminded me to make stuffed squid... that's a low and slow one in tomato sauce in the oven, delicious.

My kids adore battered squid rings - the frozen pre-cleaned ones from the chinese supermarket, and I just defrost, cut up, dip in a mix of cornflour/flour/seasoning and deep fry (I leave them wet from defrosting so the flour sticks quite thickly) - they're in the oil less than a minute and come out beautifully tender.

If you want to BBQ straight then it's just a flash each side. Either that or do what they used to do round the corner from me on a saturday morning and basically burn it on the outside (the smell of charred octopus tentacles on a stick will live in my memory forever)

It was frozen squid, it tasted good, of squid if you know what I mean. Marinated briefly in lime. Chilli and coriander. So much less time then. I was following bbc good food guidance.

Cut the tube up into rings and leave in milk for an hour or so, then dust with a mix of cornflour, self-raising and seasoning and fry just until lightly golden.