Steamed Squid Stuffed with Pork: A Tempting Flavor, Perfectly Plump Squid
When preparing the steamed squid stuffed with pork, pay a little attention to the stuffing process and how the pork is packed into the squid. Along with that, the squid should be steamed until it's perfectly cooked, plump and juicy, and not overly dry or tough.
Ingredients
- 4 squid ~ 800g
- 130g minced pork
- 50g raw ham
- 6g wood ear mushroom
- 2-3 dry onions, 3-4 garlic cloves, 1 small ginger
- 10g green onion
- 25g onion
- 30g carrot
- Spices: fish sauce, seasoning powder, MSG, oyster sauce, ground pepper, sugar
- Toothpicks or skewers
- 2-3 stalks of lemongrass
- 40g green onion
- 50g celery
- 1 horn pepper
- 170g onion
- 1 ginger
Ingredient Notes
- To make delicious steamed squid stuffed with pork, first you need to choose fresh, tasty squid. Also, select a squid with a thick, large body to stuff the pork filling into.
- To prevent the filling from spilling out when steaming, you should prepare hard toothpicks or shorten the skewers, then clean them thoroughly.
Instructions
Preparation of Squid
First, you remove the squid's head, discard the ink sac and beak among the tentacles. You should take out the backbone and remove the slimy membrane inside the squid's body. The outer skin can be peeled or left as desired, as it will peel off during the stuffing and steaming process.
Next, to clean and reduce the squid's fishy smell, you should use coarse salt and ginger wine to rub the squid. Afterwards, wash it thoroughly, especially inside the body, and let it dry.
Preparation of stuffing
Then marinate the stuffing with:
- 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of MSG
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon of fish sauce
Mix well and let the stuffing absorb the spices for about 10-15 minutes.
Preparation of steaming ingredients
When steaming squid, like beer-steamed, lemongrass and ginger steamed squid... you should prepare some celery, onions, spring onions, chili peppers and ginger for serving. These ingredients will enhance the aroma, giving a crispy and sweet taste without being greasy.
Accordingly, you should chop the onions.
Cut the celery into 4-5cm long pieces.
Slice the chili pepper diagonally, half of it should be julienned.
Julienne the ginger.
Keep the spring onions whole, wash them thoroughly.
Crush the lemongrass and cut it into chunks.
Making Stuffed Squid
Use a small spoon to scoop the stuffing and stuff it into the body, pushing gently. Avoid stuffing too tightly and too full, as the stuffing will overflow when steamed. It's best to just stuff it halfway, leaving about 2cm from the opening.
Then stuff the squid's head in. Use a sharp toothpick or skewer to close the squid's opening, preventing the stuffing from leaking during steaming. Continue this way until all the prepared ingredients are used up.
Steaming Stuffed Squid
Add water to a pot/pan, the amount of water should be about half the distance from the bottom to the steamer's position. Add the crushed lemongrass to the water and bring to a boil.
When the water boils, place the squid in the steamer. Cover the pot, keep the heat medium. The average steaming time for stuffed squid is about 15-20 minutes depending on the amount of squid. In this case, with the amount of ingredients as above, it will be steamed for 13 minutes.
After 13 minutes, uncover the pot, scatter ingredients such as onions, celery, ginger, chili, and spring onions around for steaming. Then cover the lid and continue steaming for another 2 minutes. Steaming like this will keep the ingredients crispy and sweet, without being mushy.
After a total of 15 minutes of steaming, the stuffed squid is now cooked. You can check the doneness by piercing the squid with a toothpick. If the stuffing does not stick to the toothpick, it's cooked inside. Turn off the heat, serve the squid along with the steamed ingredients on a plate.
The steamed stuffed squid is fully cooked, the body is plump, and the aroma is irresistible. Slice the squid into bite-sized pieces. The stuffing inside is cooked, moist, and flavorful. This dish can be served with chili sauce, tomato sauce, pepper lemon chili seasoning, or ginger garlic chili fish sauce, all are delicious.
