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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Squid is a delicious seafood with many variations to make the dish more appealing. Today, let’s join Điện máy Xanh in the kitchen and discover the new stir-fried dish, which is stir-fried squid with lemongrass and chili, delicious and addictive!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Squid with Lemongrass and Chili Serves 2
Squid 800 g (about 5 pieces) Lemongrass 2 stalks Bird’s eye chili 1 piece White wine 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Garlic 10 g Seasoning powder 5 g (1 tablespoon) Ground pepper 1/2 tablespoon Sugar 1 tablespoon Curry powder 1 tablespoon
How to Cook Stir-fried Squid with Curry, Lemongrass, and Chili
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Prepare the squid
After purchasing the squid, you need to clean it thoroughly to remove dirt and the characteristic fishy smell of squid, which helps make the dish more delicious.
Tips for cleaning squid without a fishy smell:
- After buying the squid, remove all internal organs and the ink sac, wash it thoroughly, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
- Add 2 tablespoons of white wine to the squid and marinate for 15 minutes. The wine can help reduce the fishy smell of the squid and make it crunchier.
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Prepare the other ingredients
Minced garlic, chili, and lemongrass.
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Marinate the squid
After squeezing the squid with wine and letting it drain for 15 minutes, add 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 10g of minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1 tablespoon of sugar, minced chili, and 1 tablespoon of curry powder. Then mix well, and marinate the mixture for 15 minutes.
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Stir-fried squid
Place a pan on the stove, add cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add minced lemongrass to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the marinated squid and stir-fry on high heat, making sure to stir constantly so that the squid cooks evenly and doesn’t release water. Transfer the squid to a plate and garnish it nicely.
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Final product
Curry squid with lemongrass and chili is a unique and novel combination. The dish offers you a completely new flavor experience, with the squid being crispy and retaining its natural sweetness, combined with the spicy and fragrant taste of curry powder, making it one of the suggestions to enrich your family meals.
This dish is best served with a bowl of soy sauce mixed with garlic and chili alongside white rice, promising to be a perfect family meal.
- Fresh squid will have a dark brown head, not pale, and the body will be opaque white like milk, usually with shiny skin.
- Fresh squid feels firm to the touch and has very good elasticity.
- Fresh squid will have clear eyes, and you can see the pupil inside; if the squid’s eyes turn cloudy, it is no longer fresh.
- The squid’s tentacles must be intact and firm. The tentacles should be tightly attached to the head; if they are soft and easily come off, the squid has spoiled.
It’s incredibly simple to make this appealing stir-fried squid with curry, lemongrass, and chili, isn’t it? Let’s get into the kitchen right away, wish you success!
