Make your own canned squid

Ingredients
Squid
Olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
Chopped fresh parsley
Few sprigs fresh rosemary
White vinegar (approx.)

Pickling spices & herbs
8 Black peppercorns
2 Garlic cloves
1 Bay leaf
1 Sprig fresh rosemary

Wash and clean the squid, separating the outer sacs from the heads and tentacles, removing and discarding the translucent cartilage, and small sand bag and ink. Rub salt on the outer sacs and rinse them inside and out with cold water. Heads and tentacles should be rinsed thoroughly. Cut the sacs into 1/2-inch wide rounds. Heat the oil in a frying pan and slip in the squid rounds, heads and tentacles. Cover and simmer until bright pink and tender (approximately 30 minutes), adding salt and pepper to taste, parsley and rosemary during the last 15 minutes. Half fill a clean quart-sized jar with the squid and all the juices remaining in the pan. Add white vinegar almost to the top, then the pickling spices and herbs. Seal the jar tightly and shake. Marinate at least one day before serving.

Keep in the refrigerator.

To serve, remove from marinade and serve cold, within 10 days.

Canned squid brands

• Ligo - Filipino based company which sells canned squid, sardines, mackerel, beef and buffalo.
• Wel-Pac - Distributed by JFC International, a large authentic Asian foods source for over 8,500 items.
• Bono - Canned California squid.
• Saba - Canned squid in bopis spicy cubes and sisig spicy bits.
  
• Searam - Canned squid in soy and chili sauce.
  
• Stella Maris - Canned California squid.
• Portola - Canned California squid. Monterey, CA
• Delphic California Squid
• Vigo - Product of Spain offering canned squid in ink sauce and squid with rice.
• Battleship Brand - Offering fried squid in soybean sauce.
  

Common uses for canned squid

• Popular Meals- Popular in Korean and Italian dishes. Preparation usually entail stuffing the body, cutting into flat pieces or slicing into rings. The tentacles and ink are also safe to eat. The only parts of the squid not eaten is its beak and gladius (pen).
• Easily Stored Food - Useful for backpacking and long trips. Most canned squid is moderate to inexpensively priced at most supermarkets. Preperation requires little to no cooking.
• Fishing Bait - Popularly used to catch flounder, Gray Trout, tautog, sea bass, tuna and a wide variety of ocean game fish. Click here for instructions on making squid bait, canned squid may be used. Giant squid are also used for crab bait.