Squid Ink..

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:39 am

Sometimes when I can't sleep I watch a fabulous programme on Sky 3 called 'Taste' where chefs come on and do their thing. By the way... I adore the presenter Beverley Turner also. The other night, a chef was making prawn Paella. Right at the last moment of cooking, he poured in half a pint of squid ink that turned the whole dish jet black and looked revolting.

Has anyone tried this?

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:50 am

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!:yh_sick

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:58 am

hoppy · Post by **hoppy** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:02 am

Sounds like something Andrew Zimmern on the show "Bizarre foods" would like.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:04 am

almost ruined my banana bread, that did!

:yh_rotfl

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:11 am

hoppy;1248351 wrote: Sounds like something Andrew Zimmern on the show "Bizarre foods" would like.
The best bit was when the chefs have finished cooking the Fab Bev, the presenter samples the dish. It was the look on her face as that spoon went In and the desperate attempt to smile as she swallowed It. I think this is one I won't try :wah:

YouTube - Taste -Beverley with chef Marcus Wareing. Fun and flirty again!

Why do they stick such fab progs on so late at night??? :-5

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:16 am

oscar;1248364 wrote: The best bit was when the chefs have finished cooking the Fab Bev, the presenter samples the dish. It was the look on her face as that spoon went In and the desperate attempt to smile as she swallowed It. I think this is one I won't try :wah:

YouTube - Taste -Beverley with chef Marcus Wareing. Fun and flirty again!

Why do they stick such fab progs on so late at night??? :-5

Oh my husband complains of that all the time! We have to get up at 4am so a late night is pretty much out of the question.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:23 am

ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:29 pm

Raven;1248371 wrote: Oh my husband complains of that all the time! We have to get up at 4am so a late night is pretty much out of the question.

It's a bummer eh? All the best progs are on late at night. I tuned into one called 'Fear of Fanny' last night thinking It was about Virgina aversion and It was a play about 'Fanny Craddock' the TV cook.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:15 pm

oscar;1248334 wrote: Sometimes when I can't sleep I watch a fabulous programme on Sky 3 called 'Taste' where chefs come on and do their thing. By the way... I adore the presenter Beverley Turner also. The other night, a chef was making prawn Paella. Right at the last moment of cooking, he poured in half a pint of squid ink that turned the whole dish jet black and looked revolting.

Has anyone tried this?

I don't use it myself, but you can easily buy black pasta here, alongside the green, red and orange varieties - coloured I guess with squid ink, basil etc, tomato and carrot to add interest to what otherwise might be boringly white. Can't say I've noticed that much difference in taste though.

Here's how to clean your squid and harvest the ink yourself

http://homecooking.about.com/od/seafood ... eaning.htm

Let your pastas and risottos wear "a dark briny coat"

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2009 ... cipes.html

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Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:30 pm

AussiePam;1248502 wrote: I don't use it myself, but you can easily buy black pasta here, alongside the green, red and orange varieties - coloured I guess with squid ink, basil etc, tomato and carrot to add interest to what otherwise might be boringly white. Can't say I've noticed that much difference in taste though.

Here's how to clean your squid and harvest the ink yourself

How to Clean Squid and Harvest Squid Ink

Let your pastas and risottos wear "a dark briny coat"

The Secret Ingredient: Squid Ink | Serious Eats : Recipes
Thanks for the links Pam and I've had a good read. No... I just could not bring myself to add squid Ink as It's the colour of the Rissotto that makes me feel sick :wah: Great advice about cleaning squid though.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:35 pm

oscar;1248543 wrote: Thanks for the links Pam and I've had a good read. No... I just could not bring myself to add squid Ink as It's the colour of the Rissotto that makes me feel sick :wah: Great advice about cleaning squid though.

I agree, Oscar - Risotto should look like rice not lico-rice.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:39 pm

AussiePam;1248545 wrote: I agree, Oscar - Risotto should look like rice not lico-rice.
:wah: It looks like a bowl of rice that I've put in the fridge and forgotton about for 6 weeks. :wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:58 am

[quote=oscar;1248334] he poured in half a pint of squid ink that turned the whole dish jet black and looked revolting.

What an utter waste of Squid ink !

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:23 am

[QUOTE=Nomad;1248885][quote=oscar;1248334] he poured in half a pint of squid ink that turned the whole dish jet black and looked revolting.

What an utter waste of Squid ink !
I agree... far better used for throwing at people.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:05 pm

Here's an efficient site which fulfills our current forum chat needs - squid ink, tattoos and Dogma-like angels with cut off wings all in the one place..

http://squid-ink-tattoos.deviantart.com/

(Maybe they do circumcisions too??)

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:16 pm

AussiePam;1248995 wrote: Here's an efficient site which fulfills our current forum chat needs - squid ink, tattoos and Dogma-like angels with cut off wings all in the one place..

squid-ink-tattoos on deviantART

(Maybe they do circumcisions too??)

The one with the tattoo of missing angel wings looks like they have been in a gang fight and got slashed.

The more I think about this, the more I feel the ink is better off with the squid being left to mind his own business squirting at fellow ocean creatures as and when he feels like It.