How to make delicious fried squid with fish sauce
Explore Cookbeo's delicious Fried Squid with Fish Sauce, a perfect blend of salty and sweet flavors. Remarkably, the squid is fragrant and not at all tough or dry thanks to its optimal cooking time.
Ingredients
- 500g fresh squid
- 1 garlic bulb
- 1 ginger root
- Fresh chili, chili powder
- White wine
- A few sprigs of scallions
- Seasonings: Fish sauce, sugar, MSG, pepper
Instructions
Squid Preparation
Keep the squid's head intact for visual appeal. Skillfully remove the squid's ink sack and the membrane at the end of the head while also removing the spine along the squid's back. You can keep the outer layer of the squid to enhance its color when cooked.
For this dish, you can select any type of squid: tube squid, milk squid, egg squid, etc. But there's no need to choose a large squid as you would for stir-fry dishes, just select a fresh one with thick flesh.
After preparing the squid, clean it and remove its characteristic smell. Use coarse salt, vodka, and minced ginger to gently massage the squid, then rinse it thoroughly and let it dry.
Preparation of other ingredients
Peel the garlic and chop finely.
Wash the ginger, crush half of it, chop finely, and cut the other half into thin strips.
Cut off the root end of the green onions, wash them, and chop finely.
Frying the Squid
Add cooking oil to a pan, the amount of oil should be enough to submerge the squid when frying. Once the oil is hot, drop the squid in to fry. The squid will float to the surface when cooked, turn it over to ensure even browning.
The frying process should take just over a minute over medium-high heat. Avoid overcooking as the squid will become tough. Frying enhances the squid's rich aroma and eliminates its fishy smell.
Use the oil you just used to fry the squid, take 2 tablespoons of hot oil and pour it over the chopped green onions to make scallion oil. Once the onions turn green, strain the oil into a bowl.
Making Fried Squid with Fish Sauce
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan (use the oil you just used for the scallion oil). Once the oil is hot, sauté the garlic and ginger, add a bit of mild chili powder, then mix in 35ml fish sauce + 30g sugar + 40ml filtered water + 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper + 1/2 teaspoon MSG.
Bring this mixture to a boil until it thickens, then add the squid. Toss the pan to evenly coat the squid with the sauce, then turn off the heat.
Transfer the fried squid with fish sauce to a plate. Sprinkle with scallion oil and a few slices of chili. This dish is best served hot.
The fried squid with fish sauce has a strong salty and sweet flavor that is very palatable. The squid is not tough because it is carefully prepared and cooked in the correct way. Especially, stirring the squid with sugar and fish sauce but not simmering it for too long makes the outer layer of the squid pieces very crispy and rich.
This is Cookbeo's secret to making this delicious fried squid with fish sauce that we want to share with you. We hope you will succeed when applying this method.
Besides fresh squid fried with fish sauce, you can also make a slight change by making dried squid fried with fish sauce, which is also a very delicious and attractive dish, loved by many people.
