Grilled squid on Friday the 13th

What's with Friday the 13th?  Some consider it to be an unlucky day. I have learned that the fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskevidekatriaphobia.  Para what?  Well it is better to know the meaning than the word itself.  On the other hand, my husband likes the number 13 since this is his birth date.  He thinks this number is indeed lucky.  

Today I will be cooking "inihaw na pusit" (grilled squid).  I just finished preparing the squid (removing the outer skin and the plastic-like squid's version of its backbone).  Right now the squids are swimming in the marinade I prepared from a cup of 7 up, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic and pepper.  Later I will stuff the squid with tomatoes and onions and finally grill.  It is my first time to cook this recipe and based on the numerous instructions how to cook squid, I learned that I should avoid under cooking nor over cooking the squid.  So the right timing must be observed, just around 3-5 minutes on each side or just when there are burnt marks imprinted on its sides.  I guess I just have to do it and see.  I wouldn't know unless I try.  Will update later for the final product.
                                                         

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Here's how it looked:

I must say I wasn't satisfied.  Probably because I failed to wash all the ink out of the squid.  Lesson learned I should have pierced the sac so that It will yield all the ink and wouldn't make the inside so wet and black.  It was not chewy though since I was very careful not to overcook it.  


So much so for Friday the 13th.  I wasn't so lucky though.  There's always a next time to perfect every dish.