The protein, in large quantities contained insquid, is perfectly absorbed by the human body. Taurine, included in its composition, is able to lower the level of cholesterol in our blood, of course, if squid meat is constantly or often present in your menu. This product is also useful for those who have problems with the thyroid gland, because it contains iodine. Squid meat helps to remove salts of heavy metals from the body thanks to vitamin E and selenium. In addition, it is considered dietary, and not in vain, because it almost does not contain fats. And what can you cook from squid meat? Yes, even pilaf. Yes, yes, and it will not only be useful and easy, but also extremely tasty. 
Pilaf with squids is a classic of the genre
The main ingredients are similar to the set,which is considered traditional for pilaf with meat. Judge for yourself: rice, carrots, garlic and onions. But there are few spices in this vegetarian dish. And rice is better not to take with a long grain, but, conversely, with a round, as for paella. To squid - the main ingredient - also has its own requirements. It is better to buy those seafood that are small in size and have a pleasant pinkish color and, of course, are fresh. Ingredients:
- Round rice - 1 glass
- squid carcasses - 3 pieces
- onion large - 1 pc.
- carrots large - 1 piece
- garlic - 5 denticles
- sunflower or olive oil - 2-3 tablespoons
- Butter - 50 g
- salt, dried basil - to taste
Cooking method: Carcasses of squids wash under a stream of cold water, clean them from the entrails, films and skin. To facilitate this process, you can beat them with steep boiling water, and then immediately dip into ice water. As a rule, after such procedure the skin is removed by "stocking" and without special efforts. Prepared in this way squids cut in the form of straw. Now, take care of the vegetables: wash them and clean them. Onion cut into small cubes, and carrots should be rubbed on a large grater. Rice for pilaf, whatever the recipe for cooking, must be thoroughly washed. Do this necessarily with cold water and at least 10 times. Then transfer it into a saucepan, pour boiling water and cook it in a so-called folding way. There is nothing complicated in it, just add more water than rice can absorb, and when it becomes soft, pour the excess through a sieve. Squid with vegetables are prepared separately. In a frying pan pour a little vegetable oil, fry in it onion until golden brown, add the carrot and passer for 3 minutes. At this time, peel the garlic, grind it with a knife and also send it to the frying pan. Fire make small, add butter to the vegetables and extinguish them under the lid for 4 minutes, without forgetting to periodically mix. Now you can lay and sliced squid squid. They need to be cooked for a short time - only 2 minutes, otherwise these seafood will turn into rubber. Therefore, as soon as the squid begins to fold, season with salt, sprinkle with dry basil, add a quarter of a glass of hot water and immediately remove the pan from the fire. You can say that your pilaf is ready. Combine freshly boiled rice with vegetables and squid, gently mix, lay on a dish and serve more quickly. This recipe will pleasantly surprise you, because the special delicacy of pilaf is given by the taste of garlic and butter. Thanks to this subtle nuance, all the ingredients are harmoniously combined with each other, perfectly emphasizing the delicate tenderness of squid. 
Pilaf with squid seasoned with zira and saffron
This recipe provides for the use oftraditional spices for pilaf: zira and saffron. It is necessary to use a long-grain transparent glass, which is also called steamed. It turns out friable and very appetizing. Pilaf with squid, cooked as described below, combines two cuisines: Mediterranean and Asian. It turns out very tasty and unusual. Ingredients:
- squid carcasses - 400 g
- rice - 150 g
- carrots large - 1 piece
- onion large - 1 pc.
- Sunflower oil - 2-3 tablespoons
- 0,5 tea spoon
- saffron - 0.5 teaspoon
- salt, pepper black ground - to taste
Cooking method: Rinse rice, pour salted water and cook until half ready, usually it takes only 10 minutes. Then, the remaining liquid must be drained and the croup washed again. While rice is brewed, you will have time to clean and cut vegetables. Onion chop half rings, and the carrot should be grated on a grater, which is used for Korean pickles. However, you can also use the method of cutting straws. In a frying pan pour a little vegetable oil and fry the vegetables in it until a pleasant golden hue. If you use frozen squid, do not forget to get them out of the refrigerator in time. With fresh things are simpler, but in that, and in another case the carcass must be washed, freed from the viscera and skin. True, often frozen seafood is sold already cleaned, but make sure that there is nothing superfluous inside, it is still worth it. Wash squid washed squares of medium size. The recipe for this dish involves the use of an oven. Therefore, you need a high-temperature thick-walled cauldron. Mix rice, vegetable fry and pieces of squid in it, add 200 ml of water, season with salt and season with spices. Cover the Kazan with a lid and put in the oven heated to 180 ° C for 20 minutes. Serve the pilaf with the squids hot, although in the cold form it is also very good. 
Pilaf with squid and turnip
The recipe for a delicious vegetarian plovsquid perfectly complement and such an unusual ingredient as turnip. It successfully replaces traditional carrots and gives the dish its originality and a certain piquancy. If culinary experiments are not alien to you, and the habit of eating tasty and varied has long become the life style of your family, this recipe may well become your favorite, and pilaf, prepared according to its recommendations, will be a frequent guest on the dining table. Ingredients:
- squid - 500 g
- rice any - 200 g
- turnip - 300 g
- onion - 2 pieces
- Sunflower oil - 3 tablespoons
- salt, pepper black ground - to taste
Cooking method: This recipe pilova with squid provides a different technology for working with ingredients, not the same as in the case of a dish of meat. Squids, onions, rice and turnip are prepared separately from each other, not together. They are already connected before filing. But the taste of pilaf from this does not suffer at all, but rather even wins. After all, you have the opportunity to feel every ingredient in all its shades. So, first of all, take care of squid. Wash them in cold water, clean from the entrails and skin, then boil for 2-3 minutes, no longer. Yes, do not forget to add water slightly. Finished squid, take out, cool, and then cut into thin strips. Now, take care of the vegetables. Bulbs free from the husk, rinse and cut into rings or semirings. Pour in the pan indicated amount of vegetable oil, fry in it onions to a transparency or a light golden hue and transfer it into a separate plate. Turn the turnip off the skin and grate with a large grater. Send it to the frying pan and fry in the remains of vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes. Then add to it strips of squid, salt, season with pepper and put it on a small fire for a couple of minutes. Rinse rice thoroughly and boil it up. It lies in the fact that the croup is flooded with much more water than it can absorb, and on readiness the excess liquid is drained through a sieve. That's all, it remains only to mix all the ingredients in one deep container and put it on the dish. By the way, the recipe does not prohibit decorating pilaf with some finely chopped greens. 
Pilaf with squid and dry wine
And this variant of a vegetarian pilafprovides a very long process of cooking squid. But do not be afraid, they will not work with rubber. Seafood will remain very tender, and rice will surprise you with its crumbly and rich aroma. Pilaf with seafood, if in the process of its preparation does not violate the recipe, will please with an unusual taste with a well-perceptible Greek accent. Ingredients:
- squid - 500 g
- rice of "Basmati" variety - 250 g
- tomatoes - 2 pieces
- garlic - 2 cloves
- Butter - 40 g
- olive oil - 4 tbsp. spoons
- parsley - 1 beam
- wine white dry - 4 tbsp. spoons
- rosemary dry - 1 teaspoon
- salt, pepper black ground - to taste
Wash, gut, clean and cutrings of squid. Tomatoes dip into boiling water for half a minute, peel them off, divide in half and remove the seeds along with the juice. Cut the flesh into small cubes. Peel the garlic and chop it. In a frying pan pour olive oil, heat it and fry squid together with garlic for 5 minutes. Then add the tomatoes and pour the wine. Fire reduce and extinguish these ingredients for half an hour. In another pan, melt the butter and fry the previously washed rice in it. Do this for no more than 5 minutes with frequent stirring. Now take the heat-resistant cauldron, put squid on the bottom, then rice. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Boil water in the kettle. Rice and squid, salt, sprinkle with rosemary and chopped fresh parsley. Add boiling water to the cauldron, it should be about 1 centimeter above the rice level. Cover everything with a lid and send it to the oven for about half an hour. Serve the pilaf hot, laying on a large plate.
Pilaf with squid, cherry tomatoes and fresh basil
This recipe allows you to cook incrediblytasty and fragrant vegetarian dish. Plov necessarily enjoy all the members of your family, and its mouth-watering and, if you can say so, elegant look will decorate even a small celebration in the circle of loved ones. Preparing this dish is very simple, so it will be a real godsend for those who are not used to standing at the stove for a long time, but like to eat deliciously. Ingredients:
- frozen squid rings - 800 g
- rice of "Basmati" variety - 1.5 cups
- Leek - 1 piece
- vegetable broth with garlic - 2.5 cups
- olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
- cherry tomatoes - 200 g
- basil leaves - 50 g
- salt - to taste
Cooking method: Rings of squids should be thawed. Cut the leeks finely and fry in a small amount of olive oil for 4 minutes, taking a deep saucepan for this. Then add to it a well-washed rice, stir, pour the broth and bring to a boil. Then reduce the temperature and continue cooking until the rice absorbs all the liquid. In the frying pan pour the rest of the oil, put the squid, fry for no more than 2-3 minutes and take it out. In their place, send the tomatoes cut in half, put out for a couple of minutes until soft. In a deep container mix squid, rice, fried tomatoes, onions and fresh basil. Add the resulting pilau to taste. If you like spicy dishes, add a little ground black pepper. That's all, you can set the table for dinner or dinner. Vegetarian cuisine is becoming more popular these days. People who deliberately refuse to eat meat, face one significant problem - to find the optimal source of protein necessary for the normal functioning of the body. In this case, seafood is an ideal option. And, as you can see, even the pilaf with them turns out tasty and useful. Be sure to try, because it's so easy to cook!
