A recipe for stir fried squid from ” Eat Your Greens” by Sophie Grigson.
Ingredients
- 1 lb squid
- 2 dried red chillies
- 2 tbsps chinese salted black beans
- 2 tbsps dry sherry
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 2 tsps groundnut oil
- 2 plump cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
- 1/2 " fresh ginger peeled and finely chopped
- 2 large red onions peeled, halved & thinly sliced
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper black pepper
Servings:
Instructions
- Clean the squid then score the inside of the sac and wings in a criss cross pattern. Cut the sac into pieces about 1" by 2 ".
- Soak the chillies in warm water for 10 minutes. Drain, remove the seeds and finely chop.
- Mash the black beans roughly with the sherry and sugar then stir in the cornflour.
- Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat. When just beginning to smoke add the garlic, chilli and ginger. Stir and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the onion and continue stir frying for 2 minutes, until they are softening and slightly browned.
- Add squid to the pan and stir fry for 30 seconds to a minute until opaque and curled- dont leave it longer or it will become chewier.
- Stir the black bean sauce then add to the wok, stirring to coat the squid and onion. Simmer for a minute until thickened then serve immediately.
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