Squid in Spicy Dark Soy Sauce

Bonjour,

I've not cooked squid as often as I've cooked prawn or fish. Squid that I found here not as same as squids in Asia. Some of them are quite big in size and the taste and texture are different from what we had in my hometown sea. I know, there are so many different types of seafood and different sea and ocean has a different squids as well.

Just as easy as cooking fish and prawn, this squid in spicy dark soy sauce are so easy to make and they are tasty too.

SQUID IN SPICY DARK SOY SAUCE

Ingredients;

200g sliced squids
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1cm fresh ginger, chopped
1 green chilli, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/2 tablespoon chilli sauce or ketchup
2-3 tablespoon dark soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD;

- Heat up little oil in saucepan and fry garlic and ginger until fragrant.
- Add in green chilli, onion and squids, fry for a few minutes.
- Add oyster sauce, chilli sauce or ketchup and dark soy sauce and cook over low heat for a another few minutes.
- Season with salt pepper and cook until the squid are cooked through. Do not overcook the squid.

Bon appétit!

Squid Curry

Coucou,

Cooking squid is easy and can be as simple as cooking prawn. When it comes to squid, I actually prefer the squid to cooked with curry just like my sister style squid curry. For me, the texture and taste of squid goes well with the curry flavor.

For those who like curry and spicy, here is the simple and easy squid curry recipe.

SQUID CURRY

Ingredients:

300g squid
1 red onion or shallot, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2cm ginger, chopped
2 tablespoon curry powder, add little water to make paste
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD:

- Heat little oil in a saucepan and fry garlic and ginger until fragrant.
- Add in onion and fry for a minute.
- Add curry paste, stir and let the curry cook for a few minutes. Add little water if necessary.
- Add in the squids and stir thoroughly.
- Cover and let the squids cook through for 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Enjoy!

Stir Fried Squid in Thai Red Curry

Bonjour,

I'm so glad I found Thai red curry paste from grocery store recently even though the red curry paste not hot enough for me like the real taste in Thailand. The red curry paste imported from Thailand here really suitable for the European taste.

It's not too much to say that our friends like the stir fried squid with Thai red curry tastes. It looks spicy but it's not and is still very flavorful. The good thing is, they are easy to prepare.

STIR FRIED SQUID IN THAI RED CURRY

Ingredients:

300g squid, cleaned and sliced
6 or more green beans
1/2 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
2 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
Sugar to taste
Oil

METHOD:

- Heat little oil in a wok or pan and add red curry, stir until aromatic.
- Add squid and continue stirring for a minute.
- Add oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar and little bit water.
- Add green beans and stir fry for 2-3 minutes or until cooked through.

Voila, c'est tout! Bon appétit!

Stir Fried Squid with Vegetables

Bonsoir a tous,

We eat a lot of seafood and vegetables almost every day at home. Eventhough there are only a few kinds of seafoods that I like, yet I can eat veggies every day. I've been cooking squid quite often lately but there is nowhere near as much as I cooked fish or prawns.

Let's have a look for a simple squid recipe below.

STIR FRIED SQUID WITH VEGETABLES

Ingredients:

300g squid, clean and cut into bite sized
1 cup french green beans, cut in half
1 carrot, julienne
1 onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2cm ginger, chopped
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD:

- Heat frying pan with little oil and fry garlic and ginger until fragrants.
- Add green beans, carrots and onion and cook for a few minutes. Add little water if desired.
- Add squid, ketchup, chilli sauce, soy sauce and fish sauce and cook for another 5-8 minutes or until squid cooked through.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Squid is done and ready to serve with rice.

Bon appetit!

Oriental Squid

Salut,

Oriental squid is the first squid recipe I've posted on this blog. For the ingredients, it's actually easy to find and should be available from normal supermarkets or Asian grocery store. Home cooking is easy for me becauce I can use any ingredients at home and experiment with it. There is no rules, just be creative to the flavors and it will come up with the great taste. 

This squid recipe is quite simple to prepare, stir fry together with the sauce and voila, enjoy the unique and fragrant taste of oriental dish.

ORIENTAL SQUID

Ingredients:

300g cleaned squid

2 cloves garlic, sliced

1 shallot, sliced

1 green pepper, diced

2 carrot, sliced

Salt and pepper to taste

For the sauce:

1 tablespoon tom yam paste

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

3 tablespoon water

METHOD:

- Combine all the sauce and set aside.

- In a wok or saucepan, heat little oil and saute garlic and shallot until fragrant.

- Add the sauce and cook for 1-2 minutes. Adding a little water if necessary.

- Add squid, green pepper and carrot and stir-fry until squid is tender about 2-3 minute.

- Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

Bon appetit!