Squid with Deep-Fried Prawn Balls Recipe

Ingredients :

0.5 kg

2 cups

1 teaspoon

1 teaspoon

1 tablespoon

2

1 slice

1

1 tablespoon

1 tablespoon

20

Squid

Green peppers (capsicum)

Salt

Sugar

Crushed black bean sauce

Green chilies

Ginger root, peeled

Spring onion (sallions)

Rice wine or sherry

Soy sauce

Deep-fried prawn balls

Oil for deep-frying

• Discard the soft bone, head and ink bag of the squid.

• Peel off the skin and make a criss-cross pattern on the outside.

• Then cut into slices not much bigger than a matchbox.

• Cut the green peppers into slices roughly the same size as the squid.

• Finely chop the ginger root, onion and green chili.

• Deep-fry the squid for 1 minute, remove and drain.

• Pour off the excess oil leaving about 2 tablespoons in the wok.

• Toss in the ginger root, onion and chilies followed by green peppers.

• Add salt and sugar.

• Stir for a short while then add the squid together with the crushed black bean sauce, rice wine or sherry and soy sauce.

• Cook for about 1 1/2 minutes and blend everything well.

• Serve with deep-fried prawns balls decorating the edge of the plate.