Cuttlefish with Spinach

Directions

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   Karen Mintzias 750 g Cuttlefish or squid 1/3 c Olive oil Water Salt Freshly ground black pepper 750 g Spinach 1 c Chopped spring onions 1/2

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   Cleaning cuttlefish can be a rather messy business as these marine molluscs have an ink sac from which the pigment sepia is obtained

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   The sac ruptures easily and is usually ruptured by the time you purchase them, so don't be put off by their colour - the ink rinses off easi

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   Rinse cuttlefish or squid and remove head, attached tentacles and intestines

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   discard intestines

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   Pull out cuttle bone or fine transparent bone if squid is being prepared

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   Pull off fine skin and rinse

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   Remove eyes and beak from head, leave head attached to tentacles and pull or rub off skin from tentacles, or as much skin as will easily com