Cooking Cuttlefish

frozenpod · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:48 pm Post subject: Cooking Cuttlefish

Hi guys,

Looking for some suggestions for cooking cuttlefish.

Had a couple very large 4-5kg ones last year and they didn't work out too well. Fried in a light oil in the pan and tried mixing them up in soup and a pasta.

They were tough and not very tasty.

I have heard they can be even better than squid but I guess it all comes down to the cooking.

Does anyone have any suggestions.

stace · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:48 pm Post subject:

Give them to me for bait & eat calamari instead

3222ray · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:52 pm Post subject:

hello cut into pieces and put into a presure cooker with onion,garlic and a dash of red wine .close cooker and cook for about 3/4 of an hour.then open and add italian red sauce cook further 1/2 hour and serve with pasta hope this helps you

MickSA · Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:55 pm Post subject:

I release 99% of my cuttlefish, occasionally keep a small to medium size one for bait.

STFA_Striker · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:58 am Post subject:

Take the flesh flap and slice it thinly. From there cook it as you would calamari.

I like to from time to time slice it as above and marinate it in sweet chilli sauce over night. From there i will just throw it into a hot wok and cook for 30 sec to a minute. Place on some paper towel and munch away at it with a beer

Trailblaze_6.1 · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:30 am Post subject:

cooked in oven is very nice, hood stuffed with rice stuffing (use range of ingredients for the stuffing) use the ink fior the cooking the rice and thwor in some vegies.

EatMyPilchard · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:35 pm Post subject:

I'd try the kiwi fruit marinade option. Works real well on calamari should be the same on cuttlefish. Just marinate for 30 mins then rinse off the kiwi pulp and flavour it the way you like, fry it for a minute.
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frozenpod · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:49 pm Post subject:

Thats for the input, I will diffinetly give the kiwi fruit a try next time.

Trail how do you use the ink for cooking the rice?

seacarp 1 · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:43 am Post subject:

the ink bag is retained when cleaning the catch
i have used the ink bag of calamari many times whilst making my own pasta and to flavour rissoto not a lot of ink is used as it is very powerfull in its flavour

i have never used cuttle fish ink for consumption only for berley making [very good in whiting berley]

try salt and pepper cuttly

i was in vietnam a few years ago they farm cuttlys and eat loads of it i ate it 20 ways while i was there and have been eating it since i started spearfishing at 9 years old
mung in guys