Crispy Fried Squid
Squid is really quick and easy to cook and served with sweet chilli dipping sauce makes an excellent starter for dinner guests.
Preparation:
- Using a sharp knife, remove the tentacles from the squid and trim. Slice the bodies down one side and oen out to give a flat piece.
- Score the flat pieces with a criss-cross pattern then cut each piece into 4.
- Mix together the cornflour, salt, pepper and chilli flakes.
- Place the flour mixture in a large polythene bag. Add the squid pieces and shake the bag to throroughly coat the squid in the mixture.
- Heat about 5cm/2 inches of vegetable oil in a large preheated wok.
- Add the squid pieces to the wok and stir fry, in batches, for about 2 minutes, or until the squid pieces start to curl up (do not overcook or the squid will become tough).
- Remove the squid pieces with a slotted spoon, transfer to kitchen paper and leave to drain thoroughly.
- Serve with Blue Dragon Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce
Useful tip:
The secret to the perfect stir fry is to make sure the oil is piping hot before you put the ingredients in the pan or wok... more