Stuffed Squid

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large squid, cleaned
• 1/2 cup shrimp, chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, diced into small cubes
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1/2 cup canola oil

Recipe

• 1 pull the head and squeeze to remove the ink sack and set aside.
• 2 remove both eye and the beak in the center of the tentacle.
• 3 marinate the squid in soya sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper for 30 about minutes.
• 4 put the head in boiling water and cook until tender, then chop into small pieces.
• 5 heat oil in a pan, then add garlic,onion, tomato, chopped tentacles and shrimp,and sautéd for few minutes.
• 6 season with salt and pepper, add flour mixture keep stirring . cook for another 2 minutes. set aside. let cool.
• 7 then stuff the squids with the above mixture. secure the ends with a toothpicks.
• 8 heat up another wok; add oil and shallow fry squid for 3 minutes on each side.
• 9 cooking tips :.
• 10 for dipping sauce, combined soya with lemon juice and birds eye chilli.
• 11 you can add or use fish sauce instead of salt.
• 12 for thicker sauce, combine 3 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp balsamic or chinese black vinegar, 2 tsp honey and a small ginger finely chopped.