Step Six: Removing the Skin

The Skin is edible, and actually very delicious in soups. However, for Fried Calamari, it’s best to remove the Skin since the Skin does release a pink purple color when cooked. We don’t want our beautiful pale batter to get discolored. To remove the Skin, gently and faintly score the skin once down the middle, and peel the skin away. When you get to the fins, you can leave them as is because the coloration of the Fins are not as prominent as the body.

Fun fact, all those dark spots on the skin are used as camouflage. Those dots allow the Squid to change color in the wild!

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