Transform the familiar crispy fried squid dish with two incredibly simple yet delicious and appealing methods. Get cooking now with TasteVN to see how to make these two tasty fried dishes right away!
1. Crispy squid sticks with orange sauce
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy squid sticks with orange sauce Serves 2
Squid 500 g Orange 2 pieces (or yellow oranges) Baby watercress 100 g Parsley 1 sprig Crispy frying flour 1 kg Mayonnaise 3 tablespoons White wine 1 tablespoon
Tools: gas stove, frying pan, bowl, plate, chopsticks, skimmer, paper towels.
How to Make Crispy Fried Squid Sticks with Orange Sauce
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Prepare Ingredients
After cleaning the squid, use a knife to score a crosshatch on both sides of the squid pieces so that when marinated, the squid will absorb the seasoning better.
Then cut the squid into stick shapes with a width of about 1 – 2cm to make it easier to eat.
Place the cut squid into a bowl and marinate with a mixture of 1 tablespoon of white wine + 1 teaspoon of pepper + 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder + 1 tablespoon of crispy flour, mixing everything together and letting the squid rest for about 10 – 15 minutes for the seasoning to penetrate.
Wash the parsley, remove the larger stems, keeping only the leaves to add fragrance to the dish.
Next, finely chop the parsley.
Wash the orange, squeeze to extract the juice and keep about 1 – 2 tablespoons of fresh orange zest.
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Mix the Batter
Use the remaining flour to mix with a cup of water, stirring until the mixture has a moderate thickness.
Add 1 tablespoon of orange juice and 1 teaspoon of finely chopped parsley to the batter, mixing well.
Tip: Adding orange juice to the batter enhances the flavor of the dish, and parsley will make the outer layer look more appealing.
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Fry the vegetables and squid
Place a pan on the stove, pour in enough oil, and heat it to medium.
Add about 1 teaspoon of the prepared batter to lightly coat a thin layer on the watercress. When the oil is hot, add the battered watercress and fry for 2 – 3 minutes, then remove and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Finally, fry the squid that has been coated in batter until the outside is evenly golden, then remove and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
Note: Fry the watercress first because the oil is still clean, so frying the vegetables will preserve their green skin and prevent them from absorbing the flavor of the fried squid.
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Make the orange sauce
To make the sauce for the squid, put 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons of fresh orange juice, and 1 tablespoon of fresh orange zest into a bowl, and gently mix the ingredients together to avoid breaking the orange zest. Then transfer the prepared sauce to a small bowl.
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Finished Product
Taking a bite of crispy fried squid, you will feel the golden, crunchy coating, inside is the firm, fresh, sweet squid dipped in a creamy, tangy sauce that harmonizes beautifully with the light fragrance of orange, making you unable to stop.
2. Crispy Fried Squid with Kumquat Sauce
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Preparation
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy Fried Squid with Kumquat Sauce Serves 2
Squid 200 g Baby Watercress 200 g Bird’s Eye Chili 1/2 teaspoon Minced Shallots 1 tablespoon Kumquat 5 fruits Fried Flour 1 kg
Tools: gas stove, knife, bowl, chopsticks, oil-absorbing paper, round strainer,..
How to make Crispy Fried Squid with Calamansi Sauce
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Prepare the squid
After cleaning the squid, let it drain, use a dry cloth to wipe the squid to ensure it is really dry so that when frying, the squid will not splatter oil.
Use a knife to make crisscross cuts on the squid and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Wash the calamansi, cut it in half, squeeze to extract the juice, and finely chop the peel.
To marinate the squid, add about 1 – 2 tablespoons of the finely chopped calamansi peel, add 1 tablespoon of minced shallots, and then mix everything together.
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Mix the batter
Divide the package of crispy frying flour into two parts. One half you put on a plate to coat the squid, the remaining half mix with 75ml of water, stir together until the batter is thick and smooth.
Add 2 teaspoons of calamansi juice into the mixed batter, and stir well.
Tip: Adding calamansi juice to the batter helps the fried coating be fluffier and crispier for longer.
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Fried Squid
Put a pan on the stove, fill the pan with oil, medium heat
Coat watercress with a thin layer of flour and deep fry until the flour coating turns golden, then remove and place on paper towel to absorb the oil.
Roll the squid in the dry flour first, then roll the squid in the wet flour, and finally deep fry the squid until it turns golden evenly, then remove the squid and place it on paper towel to absorb the oil.
Tip: Rolling the squid in the dry flour first and then in the wet flour helps the flour adhere better to the squid 
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Making Kumquat Sauce
To make the kumquat sauce, mix 2 tablespoons of kumquat juice, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of minced chili, and 1 teaspoon of kumquat peel, then stir everything together. After that, pour the sauce into a small bowl.
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Final Product
The crispy coating, the squid is both sweet and tender, dipping it in the sour and spicy kumquat sauce makes you want to eat non-stop.
- Color: First, to determine if the squid is fresh, you need to check its color. Fresh squid has a dark brown color and a shiny, smooth body surface.
- Firmness: Fresh squid is highly elastic and firm. When you press on the body of the squid, it will immediately return to its original state.
- Squid eyes: The eyes of the squid are a feature that helps you easily determine if the squid is fresh. Fresh squid eyes are bright and clear white, and you can even see the pupil in fresh squid.
- Squid tentacles: To distinguish fresh squid by its tentacles, pay attention to the suckers on the tentacles. If there are many suckers clinging to the tentacles, then your squid is definitely very fresh.
How to clean squid:
- Use your hands to hold the tentacles and pull them away from the body. Then you need to remove unnecessary parts such as the ink sac, membrane, brown digestive sac, and the white backbone.
- Use a knife to cut off the squid eyes and the hard round mass in the middle of the squid’s head.
- Peel off the squid skin.
- Clean the insides and head of the squid and rinse thoroughly with water.
See more: How to clean squid quickly and neatly
With just squid, you already have 2 incredibly delicious and appealing recipes that are also extremely simple. Make sure to try these 2 dishes crispy fried squid with orange sauce and kumquat sauce today!
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