Cuttlefish are best stewed to tell you the truth I have never had it fried
when some one has caught one mum has always cooked it in a pressure cooker . Ive been told frying it makes it tougher than an old boot.
I would say its because a cuttlefish is a bit thicker and tougher in the flesh as
compared to squid ,the same can be said about Arrow squid ,they are a lot tougher than calamari and have nowhere near the same taste I find then to be bitter and tough
The European approach to Cuttlefish differs to calamary.
If you going to make a Pasta Marinara, substitute the calamari with cuttle.
The way I enjoy serpia (cuttle) is simply to ;
"Pasta Serpia"
Make a Napoli sauce (i.e plan tomatoe sauce with basil) Or just buy a jar from s/market.
Clean and dice cuttle fish;
lightly fry (~5 minutes) with some parsley, garlic salt, pepper olive oil.
Note:
cook till all flesh turns white, at this point the cuttle will melt in you mouth, I have always found cuttle to be more tender than calamari.
Then add this to the napoli sauce (heated) and then serve with pasta of your choice, I prefer linguini.
sorry, I havent provided proportions for ingredients but just use common sense and you taste buds to detirmine if you need extra this or that, thats the way I was taught. Ive never been a strict follower of recipies. Be creative!
This is a pic of a 6.2 kg Australian Giant Cuttlefish that my mate Steve caught is Tasmania in '97. Thought you guys might be interested.....don't know how he caught it though!
Wow that is a massive beast Jazman. :blink: You should ask your handsome friend just how he got that one in the boat.... I wonder how big the bone in the middle of the cuttlfish was. Did he keep it, i could give it too my budgies.
Ceph
PS: Why have all the colours dissapeared in the cuttlefish. I thought they were colourful animals. Do they loose their colour like squid do when they die?
Yes, I think that cuttlefish also lose their color after they die. Speaking of losing things, looking at the photo makes me realise how much hair my mate has lost since this pic was taken....poor man <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />
On the subject of colour i have also observed that they loose it after they die.
Awseome creatures when you see them in your ice box with half the hood white, colour of the box, and the other half a brown, colour of the flathead that were under it! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />
Not touching the hair situation,... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />
Mmm 2cm thick cuttlefish meat. You wouldnt want to overcook it, if it went rubbery you would never get your teeth through it. Be like chewing on a piece of car tyre. Did your friend say if it was easy to clean this cuttlefish? I have never tried, but imagine it would be a bit harder than cleaning squid.
It is a shame about your friend loosing his hair. Twas indeed a fine mop. I wonder if he will attempt to grow a comb over. They look so good on blokes. Do you know that in some parts of the world, having a cow lick your bald spot is supposed to promote re-growth... Does your friend have any cows? Just an idea.... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />:
29-07-2004, 01:21 AM (This post was last modified: 29-07-2004, 01:22 AM by Squid-Freak.)
<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> Don't forget people .... cuttlefish has bigger and wider bodies along with larger back-bone(I forgot what they call them ... it's at the tip of my tongue). <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wh' /> Got it .... cartlidge!!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blueboxbullet.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blueboxbullet.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blueboxbullet.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blueboxbullet.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
thats the biggest cuttlefish i have ever seen caught.
the biggest i ever caught was a 4.5 kg one i had to use my crab net to secure my catch but they are so cool when they are in the water. they also lose there colours when they die
That is the species known as the giant cuttlefish. Only found around Australia. They grow to about 60cm long and 5kg. They die after spawning and I often see dead ones floating at sea during the winter. Seagulls and snapper feast on them. Most years I catch one or two while fishing. I cut the flesh thinly like calamari and it is indistinguishable from calamari. Its supposed to be great fish bait but I find fish only go for the tentacles (especially the candles) and won't touch the flesh from the mantle. Perhaps they only like it rotten!
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