Stuffed Squid

Submitted by pinoyhapagkainan

"Stuffed Squid with Sautéd shrimp, tentacles and vegetables like sweet turnips, celery and tomatoes. You can put any stuffing you prefer, from ground meat, seafoods to any vegetables you want. Then after Sautéing and stuffing, your choice of frying or baking."

 

• Ready In: 46mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 3 large squid
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 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 tomatoes, 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

directions

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.