Carefully remove the entrails and the ink sac from the main body. Pull out the cuttlebone (or squid quill), then rinse the cuttlefish or squid thoroughly, pulling off any membranes. Cut into ...

then feel around on the inside of the squid's body for a long, plastic-like shard called the 'quill' and pull it out. Reserve the silvery ink-sac from the innards to colour the dish later.

Hold the squid's body in one hand and the head with ... it away Reach into the body and pull out the clear, plastic-like quill Pull off the two fins from either side of the body pouch.

Clean the squid. Pull the tentacles and head from the ... Pull the transparent quill from the body and fish around with your finger inside the cavity to make sure it's completely clean.