Fermented fish sauce is a dish very familiar to Vietnamese people in every meal. Today, let’s join the kitchen with TasteVN to make delicious squid sauce with 2 super simple recipes, true to Central Vietnam’s flavor!
1. Squid Sauce
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Squid Sauce For 4 people
Fresh squid 1 kg (type according to preference) Fresh chili 7 pieces Coarse salt 180 gr Salt 2 tablespoons
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How to make Squid Sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the squid you bought with diluted salt water, then rinse thoroughly with clean water. Remember to gently pull the squid’s gut out of the body when preparing the squid.
Tip:
- Besides using diluted salt water to clean and remove the squid’s odor, you can also rub minced ginger on the squid or wash it with white wine and then rinse with clean water.
- Depending on your preference, you can remove the squid gut or not, but removing it will help the sauce last longer.
Wash the chili thoroughly, soak it in diluted salt water for 5 minutes, then drain. After that, chop it finely.
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Making squid sauce
Prepare a jar made of plastic (or glass jar if available), wash it clean and dry it. First, add a layer of coarse salt, then a layer of squid, and finally a layer of chili.
Continue doing this until all ingredients are used up. Then tightly seal the jar and it’s done.
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Final Product
After 12 to 15 days, you can enjoy this specialty squid sauce. When eating, you can pound chili, garlic, and ginger to make the dish more fragrant.
This dish can be served with hot rice or used as a dipping sauce, both are delicious. Wish you success with this unique and tasty squid sauce!
2. Squid Sauce (recipe shared by users)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients for Squid Sauce (recipe shared by users) For 4 people
Small fresh squid 500 gr Coarse salt 80 gr Red chili 6 pieces Ginger 1 piece
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How to make Squid Sauce (recipe shared by users)
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Prepare the ingredients
First, wash the squid thoroughly and let it drain. Next, peel the ginger and then grind it together with the chili.
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Make the squid sauce
The next step is to use a glass jar that has been washed and drained, then layer the squid, followed by a layer of chili, and finally a layer of salt. Keep layering until you run out.
Note that you should not overfill the jar to avoid it overflowing after some time.Remember to pay attention to the color of the sauce. The color of the squid sauce will change every day. The sauce can be used after 1 month.
When using the sauce, remember to mash a little garlic and chili, add 1 spoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and squeeze a bit of lime juice.
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Final product
The squid sauce after completion has a very distinctive fragrant smell. The squid is shiny and soaked with spices, with a spicy kick from the chili, taking a bite of the fresh, crunchy squid with a rich flavor, along with a spicy sensation on the tip of the tongue that stimulates the taste buds.
This dish is best served with white rice or boiled meat, ensuring it is incredibly appetizing.
How to choose fresh and delicious squid
- Choose squid that has a shiny color. The brown part will be dark brown, while the body of the squid will be opaque white like milk.
- You can test the squid by pressing your hand on the body; if the squid quickly returns to its original state and does not leave a dent, it is fresh squid.
- Choose those with clear, transparent eyes, not bulging out, visibly pupil, and not yellow or leaking fluid.
- Avoid buying those with soft, mushy heads and tentacles, which are easy to separate, and those with cloudy eyes, sometimes leaking fluid.
How to Successfully Make and Preserve Squid Fish Sauce
- To ensure the squid fish sauce is successful, you need to choose fresh, quality squid. Poor-quality squid will reduce the quality of the dish.
- You should use food wrap to tightly seal the mouth of the squid jar before putting on the lid. This will ensure that the jar is completely sealed, optimizing the squid’s fermentation process.
- For the best flavor, you should ferment the squid fish sauce for up to 15 days before using it.
- You can use glass jars or ceramic jars for making fish sauce, and it’s best to avoid plastic jars as they are toxic, may lead to less flavorful sauce, and do not preserve well.
- Store the fish sauce jar in the refrigerator refrigerator, which can help maintain the delicious flavor of the squid fish sauce for about 3 – 6 months.
Product Information
- Using the recipe with 500 ml BHX SE-15017 glass food container that is high-quality, heat resistant from 0 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius, safe, convenient, and easy to clean.
- The 500 ml jar can be used to store various spices such as sugar, salt, or grains, etc.
- The jar’s lid design includes a tight silicone seal that is waterproof and airtight, ensuring safe food storage.
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Above are 2 delicious and attractive squid paste recipes that are extremely simple and quick to make. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to make it right now! Wishing you success.
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