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DH went fishing on Friday and brought home a whole heap of squid (and not many fish lol) I want to try and make salt and pepper squid for dinner tonight but everytime i have made it in the past i can never get the salt and pepper bit to stick to the squid IYKWIM? Does anyone have any reciepes or know the secret to getting it to stick?
I have a few recipes.... YUM we're going for yumcha today so going to have that today YUM YUM YUM!
here tis:
The seasoning for this recipe is perfect, but you can change the style of calamari.:
Salt & pepper squid
Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 4 minutes
Ingredients (serves 4)
3 (about 600g) large cleaned squid hoods
1L (4 cups) vegetable oil
40g (1/4 cup) plain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground white pepper
1 tsp Chinese five-spice
1/2 tsp chilli powder
Lemon wedges and soy sauce with
sliced fresh red chilli, to serve
Method
Use a sharp knife to cut through 1 side of each squid hood lengthways. Open out flat with inside surface facing up and score surface
diagonally. Cut into 3.5cm squares and pat dry with paper towel.
Heat the oil in a large wok over medium heat until it reaches 190°C on a confectionary/oil thermometer. (Or, add a 5cm cube of bread
to the oil - it should turn light golden in 10 seconds.)
Meanwhile, combine the flour, salt, pepper, Chinese five-spice and chilli in a medium bowl. Add the squid and toss gently to coat.
Remove half of the squid from the flour mixture and shake off any excess. Add to the oil and cook, turning with a slotted metal spoon,
for 2 minutes or until the squid just turns golden and curls. Use the slotted spoon to transfer the squid to a large plate lined with paper
towel to drain. Reheat the oil in the wok to 190°C. Repeat with the remaining squid.
Serve immediately with the lemon wedges and chilli soy sauce.
Notes & tips
serves: 4 as an entree
The uncooked squid can be kept on a plate
covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight
container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
*hugs*
Cailin
Thank you Cailin, i only just woke up so am going to start making this now - this receipe is different to the one i had hopefully its a success, thank you so much.
Hope you enjoyed your yumcha :)