*HUGE SQUID* from the Abyss! Calamari REDEMPTION! Catch Clean Cook

This was my "3 day Swordfish Camp" in November 2021 in Islamorada, Florida. The first day was brutal weather with rain almost all day, but the second day was much nicer. We got a keeper swordfish at the end of day 1 and released a small swordfish on day 2. However on day 3 we caught a huge squid! We cooked it up at home a couple days later. Enjoy!
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[@haydenloader4529]

Here in Australia we have southern calamari. To dispatch them humanely the karate chop is one hard chop in the gap between the head and the body. However, this can sometimes puncture the ink sack so when you go to clean them the ink goes everywhere. To avoid this, you can also iki jime (brain spike) then with a sharp tool between the eyes but starting from the rear of the head. Once they go white they are dead. Cheers boys!

[@snake105]

Yes

[@mikeymike1854]

Its not calamari, its squid

[@haydenloader4529]

@@mikeymike1854 Mate you didn't hear me, i said 'here in australia.' Yes the ones in the video are squid, the ones where i am from are called southern 'calamari.'

[@mikeymike1854]

@haydenloader4529 I heard you,calamari is squid dishes,the aninak is a squid it's just your all a bit dumb in Australia,its like calling a pig a pork chop.Its ok as Australians are a bit dumb.

[@liltroublefishing9921]

I would suspect it is of the giant squid family. On the Pacific coast we have opal and Humbolt squid. You can lightly score the surface of the calamari steak in a tight cross hatch pattern before putting it in the butter milk. Then you don't have to pound it, as the acid from the buttermilk will penetrate the meat better and the acid will soften the connective proteins. We do flour, eggwash then panko. Put on a cookie sheet and put in freezer for 30-45 minutes. That allows the meat to get a little frozen, and your breading to really set. When you fry it, with the meat being colder/frozen, you can cook it longer to get the coating darker without the meat getting tough again.

[@StanzFam]

I will try that next. Thank you

[@wonderchild53]

Buttermilk baked in bread or Biscuits will taste very cheezie, but to drink it required a refined taste...my Grandmom loved it, and milked her own Cows

[@brianstout4362]

Sarah's looking great!

[@CaptCollier]

Man that’s freaking crazy lol. Who would’ve known a giant squid would save the day!

[@mikedashiell8941]

Hey Nick, noticed your cutting board is sliding a lot when you're cutting... if you take a few damp paper towels and place them under the board in the center, it makes a night and day difference. Hope this helps dude, love the channel.

[@joeazbill8644]

Humboldt's do not have 2 extra long pedapalples, all their tentacles are the same length.. that was a baby giant squid for sure, too bad you didn't catch one 20ft long!! I saw one on a squid boat in Monterey, California when I was a kid about 30 years ago.. it blew my mind!!

[@John-yt5zr]

Another great video Nick, I really like this channel and hope to be able to fish with you someday.

[@sharonkaywhitson]

Skid tubes and the tentacles are awesome

[@StanzFam]

🙌🏻

[@stephenwest8833]

Lasik is a wonderful thing I had it done in 2001 you'll never regret it. Love your content. One of my favorite channels .

[@FATHERSOFBASS]

I love how Sade says squid for every taste lol that just means she loves and approves it lol

[@GPDIY]

I don't even care how long this video gets, every minute was entertaining.

[@nanayaw2992]

Super happy for Sarah!

[@juzt_mee]

*When you were cutting up the squid of whatever you're cutting, put a moist towel under the board so it doesn't slide around like that* 👍😉👍 #TipFromTheChef

[@StanzFam]

👊🏻👍🏻

[@ronaldpetersen255]

That humongous Squid swam straight out of Jurassic Park!!

[@williamslavins9771]

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Stanz Fam family and keep up the great fishing videos.

[@corynelson2253]

Keep up with the catch an cooks!!!

[@bruceboysoutdoors6007]

Cutest kids!! Enjoy it they grow up fast! Great video

[@tymebomb5098]

I regret watching this at night and starving it looks so good 😭

[@cpprcrk1833]

Happy early Birthday Clair ! 🎉🎊🎂 Happy that Sassy Sara can go lens free now !

[@fingerslinguine]

Sarah looks great! Congrats on the lasik procedure going well and happy thanksgiving!

[@brinkee7674]

I was one of the folks that recommended the butter milk. With squid that big I like to massage it several times while in the butter milk as it really helps. You don't need to beat it just rub it out. I also like with a marinara sauce or a remoulade. I used to catch squid of the docks at night on Cape Cod when younger(small ones)

[@oldmanriver1057]

Happy Thanksgiving StanzFran and Family! That is a huge Squid!

[@scale2tail]

Nice size arrow squid. Well done!

[@williammathews6603]

YESSIR THATS IS THE BEST I KNOW TENDERIZE ANYTHING!LOOKED REALLY GOOD NIC,AN SOME GOOD DAYS ON DA WATER! STAY SAFE..

[@gregkirchner1108]

Awesome video Nick. From what I have learned when cooking cephalopods is you cook them hot and fast for 1 minute or stew them for 1 Hour.

[@hpfishingtravelling6532]

Catch clean cook nice I love it

[@barrykelly4706]

You have a Beautiful Family Stanz I know your proud !!!

[@cheffrey9016]

Mix a lil cornstarch or rice flour in with season flour 50/50. Fry for 30 to 45 second. At 350- 375 degree. I am a chef as well. Cooked 1000s of times

[@StanzFam]

Will try next time, thanks 🙂🙌🏻

[@cheffrey9016]

Rice flour is the best IMO Makes it super crispy Making me want to go get some right now. Great job

[@rytime700]

You tenderized the terrorizer!!!! Hahahaha freaking awesome!

[@eleanora4482]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and the entire family. Enjoy your day.😎

[@mattgurin6168]

Happy Thanksgiving to you all !!! Definitely use the buttermilk, and definitely use the mallet. Throw away that bottled lemon juice use fresh lemon... We do ours with peanut oil because it has a higher heat tolerance, looks amazingly good !!

[@C-24-Brandan]

It'd be cool to do a trip to see how big of a squid you guys can actually catch when trying / specifically targeting them!

[@208miuwu]

Capt Nick a blessed Thanksgiving to you and the family. God Bless

[@skullhart]

Nick, grab some Red Lobster brand fish fry breading at Publix. It's delicious.

[@mullowayaddict8603]

Solid arrow squid 👌🏼

[@marckitodavis1228]

You and your family are the best youtuber to me ❤

[@donaldtouchton9523]

Ice cold buttermilk with salt n pepper.!! Yum yum.!👊🏻😂

[@joes7028]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your beautiful family Stan great video 👍

[@delawareteacher1182]

You guys have a beautiful family.

[@StanzFam]

Thank you!

[@gradybrowning3976]

Happy turkey day Stanz Fam .

[@marckitodavis1228]

I love freeman boats and i love all of your boats

[@carrieeasley3995]

That Squid looks delicious!

[@StanzFam]

👊🏻

[@getwokeproductions8415]

They have a beak that’s what they do everything with. The suction cups to grab things.

[@tedsmith3532]

Happy Thanksgiving guys

[@Escapadeaj]

Yeah the famous giant squid junior. Lol

[@kennywojciechowski]

I used buttermilk one time. Now are ready to hear what I used it on. I used it on a bonita. I soaked it for 24 hours and seasoned it with old bay and threw it in the cast iron. It was a lot better than I expected. I would most definitely do it again.

[@donaldtouchton9523]

Good day when your gaffing squid.! Wow.!😂

[@kenlmoe]

Definitely a Humboldt Squid

[@jorgradtke8219]

Cool video. What I know about squid and octopus is that you need to cook it either hot and fast or low and slow. Squid gets tough when you over cook it.

[@bellwethertrucking3650]

Buttermilk is nasty by itself, but if you're frying, there's really no better substitute for good breading adhesion.

[@StanzFam]

🙂👊🏻

[@Aj_Driftz]

Happy thanksgiving 🦃 💕💕

[@bikinibottomdeepsea]

Awesome 👌

[@bradcallander7789]

Sounds great rabbit an squirrel soaked in buttermilk also the best

[@thethoth1755]

Buttermilk overnight is the way to go.

[@anthonyfarkas9286]

On the sword bait eh? Pretty neat. I love unexpected catches like that *That other squid you showed a picture of was a monsterr

[@StanzFam]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertbreazeale1281]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@nelsonlima8477]

Happy Thanksgiving German Shepherd guy God bless all your family

[@kateskrmetta2022]

Happy thanksgiving

[@danielcurtin7616]

Buttermilk is slightly acidic which may help tenderize meat. It also helps speed up the chemical leavening in biscuits and pancakes.

[@carlylekhan7007]

Hi Guys. Great to See Sarah and Princess Sadie. Princess Claire is growing so fast. Happy Thanksgiving Weekend. Extra Hugs For The Girls. Cheers Mate.

[@C-24-Brandan]

Color changing chromatophores that cephalopods such as squid & cuttlefish have are super cool! Only on the Broadminded & StanzFam Channel, are such incredibly diverse species & in this case the biggest squid I've seen caught regularly, Keep Killin' It! Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family! The Stash is Epic, should do a proper handlebar stash for sure! 🦑🦃

[@alquinn3562]

Squid games!! (With Sadie) and Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

[@oldmanriver1057]

I see that you didn't forget the bananas!

[@timliddle4677]

A few years back out here in Cali. we were getting Humbolt squid twice that size.

[@brianstout4362]

If you simmer the squid for about half an hour it becomes very tender. You can fry it after that or just cut up and make into a Mediterranean salad. 🙂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@michaelburns9172]

I love what you are doing. I will eat anything at least once. And now I will eat anything. You made me so hungry.

[@misfittolly]

Kitchen towel under cutting board will help keep it sliding. Can dampen a bit if it needs a little extra

[@brianaugustine1360]

Here in Grenada we call it diamond back

[@j.muckafignotti4226]

The suckers are part of the yummys! The radula in the tentacles is keratin, like your fingernail. Deep fry those yummy gummy’s and go to town. Don’t soak the body in buttermilk. Lightly tenderize the mantle with a 16Lb sledge hammer, then, cook it on a hibachi, grilled until black lines and brown overall, slice, dip in soy and wasabi. Epic scarfarama!

[@sharky1317]

In Australia Our bigger squid we either freeze for awhile or place in Kiwi fruit juice to tenderise. Apparently their is a enzyme in kiwi fruit that breaks down the toughness. It works really well

[@skullhart]

Pineapple also works well

[@kennylogginsfc]

Nick , do such an experiment ; 2 tea spoons of baking soda , 2 ts of sugar and juice of 1/2 a lemon , cover ot and leave it for 4 h.

[@ericl.6042]

@Stanzfam - we have those here on the West coast and they are commonly caught in the Gulf of California. If they are the same, they are Humboldt squid. Quite fun to catch but are a total mess. Glad to see you did the buttermilk thing and tenderizing.

[@jhattenburg01]

Humboldt don't exist in Florida. It's something else.

[@proudgrandma138]

Yah those things are huge!! (Sea of Cortez).

[@joeazbill8644]

Yeah Humboldt's are mostly in gulf of Cali and the sea of Cortez you might have just Cachowed a baby giant squid, those 2 extra long pedapalples are a tell sign!!

[@marcuslarwa9098]

Not sure what the buttermilk does but if u just score it on both side with will be super tender.

[@veryfraudulent6390]

@@joeazbill8644 I doubt it, it was most likely a Caribbean or shortfin squid.

[@thekevorlando]

Hey man fun facts you can fill the sink halfway with water zip up that bag except for the corner and then lower it down in there it will push all the air out of the bag

[@juanr.1779]

If you didn't know why soak squid in buttermilk to tenderize it and it help with the smell it also helps with the bread crumbs or flour stick better

[@darrinsemple3336]

That's a Humboldt squid. And believe it or not, a small one. The buttermilk with the high acid level helps tender the flesh.

[@jhattenburg01]

Humboldt aren't on the east coast.

[@anthonyladell2033]

The mystery of the hum-bolt squid fascinating creatures

[@thethoth1755]

Nick place a damp towel under the cutting board and it will stay still on the countertop. Especially next to the hot oil. Just sayin.

[@CatchTropicalFish]

Excellent video I don’t have 🦑 in my area

[@steveedmondson9651]

If you soak chicken in buttermilk and pickle juice, it will have a chik fil a taste. I do it at the seafood restaurant I work at. My buddies love it when I experiment with things like that because anything is better than the standard menu items

[@kcheong00]

Haha.. smaller squids are definitely more tender.. You can also try kiwi, that will definitely tenderise it (not too long or it will just bite through butter).

[@gradybrowning3976]

That is the biggest squid I’ve ever seen caught in Florida!

[@fedx2185]

It was the buttermilk.. high in acid that breaks down connective tissues

[@chrischez4550]

I soak all my crappie in buttermilk......Excellent

[@marckitodavis1228]

Been watching you from i was 9 years old

[@ericdavi1231]

The Kraken!

[@WesLovelace]

The last time I saw a Squid that large it attacked the Nautilus in 20,000 League's Under the Sea.....Captain Nemo got a charge out of that adventure!!

[@juliob3]

Nick. Damp paper towel under the cutting board. Great videos

[@mytunez7375]

Calamari yummy eith lemon and mayo

[@lordmacabre]

Looked like a Humbold Squid to me!

[@richardcruz102]

In the pacific ocean we have the Humboldt squid they get up to a couple hundred lbs but rarely do they show up in northern California but you will find them in the sea of Cortez/ baja Ca I have dreamt about for yrs

[@proudgrandma138]

take off the suction cups. Can leave in 4" squares, thats a steak. Great with red cocktail sauce w horseradish (if you like spicy).

[@gregoryunderwood4121]

Diablo rojo! 😬

[@1982mako224]

The only food I've ever encountered that I'm allergic to is squid. I've eaten it only twice. Both times I really liked it and both times I thought I was going to die a few hours later.

[@proudgrandma138]

For me its shrimp.

[@bobpaup4222]

I have caught many Humboldt squid. The best way is to tenderize the crap out of them. Soak them in butter milk and seasoning. Cut the slabs into stakes and batter them in tempura batter and flash deep fry. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!

[@cruxdimattina1949]

I have a stanz fam shirt and they are so comfortable, it’s my favorite shirt

[@pieterhoekstra9887]

Blanch the whole squid in boiling water for around 15 seconds. Thick squid deep fry for 90 seconds. Leave suckered on they become lovely and crispy. Add creamed horseradish and sweet chili sauce to your dip.

[@dariansterling4681]

Hey Stan you have to put either wet paper towel or a damp towel under your cutting board to prevent it from moving when cutting

[@StanzFam]

Thanks. Next time for sure 👍🏻🙂🙌🏻

[@corrlee]

Humbolt squid would be my guess we have them all up and down the west coast these days..super aggressive

[@christianmorriswilliams7072]

In all honesty you do not need to buttermilk it. All it is is just tenderizing it. Basically the same as conch tenderizing. I do it and it comes out soft. I season mine also when tenderizing it. Leave it for a couple hours to let the season set in the do my breading and what not. Leave it in the oil for between 1:30 to three depending on size. Now if I do it popcorn style I will do 30 seconds to 1 minute and 10 seconds. My popcorn style is quarter inch to half inch.