Stuffed Squid With Ginger Lime Dipping Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions and salt and sweat until the onions turn translucent, about 1 to 2 minutes. Do not brown. Add the garlic and continue to cook for another minute. Transfer the mixture to a medium mixing bowl and set aside to cool.
• Clean the squid thoroughly and remove the heads from the tentacles and discard the heads. Turn the tubes inside out (since the outside skin tends to curl outward, it'll hold the stuffing better inside out), put into a bowl and set in the refrigerator until ready to use. Place the tentacles and the shrimp into the bowl of a food processor and pulse 6 to 8 times or until there are no large pieces visible. Do not process until smooth. Transfer to the mixing bowl along with the onions and garlic. Add the bread crumbs, tomato, lemon zest, ginger, parsley and pepper. Stir to combine well.
• Place the mixture into a resealable freezer bag and snip 1 corner. You may use a pastry bag with a tip just small enough to fit into the end of the tubes. Pipe the stuffing into the tubes, dividing the mixture evenly between them. Do not over-stuff.
• Place the tubes into an 8 by 11-inch glass baking dish and cover with the tomato sauce. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 7x11 inch baking dish. In a saucepan bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Cut the head and tentacles from the body of the squid. Reserve and chop the tentacles. Remove the quill and peel the colored skin from the body. Rinse under cold water and set aside.
• In small bowl combine the rice, raisins and pine nuts.
• Saute 1 chopped onion and 3 cloves garlic with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet. Cook until soft. Add the chopped squid tentacles, and the rice mixture. Stir well and remove from the heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet saute the onion and 4 cloves garlic until soft. Stir in the red pepper flakes and oregano. Add the tomatoes with juice, anchovy paste and wine. Stir and cook over medium heat until slightly thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stuff the squid with the rice mixture and seal ends with wooden picks. Place squid in the prepared baking dish. Pour tomato sauce over all and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Strange though it might sound to say it, this is another of my supper-standbys. I keep the frozen squid in the deep-freeze, taking it out in the morning at breakfast to let it thaw in time for the evening's meal. I prefer to eat a massive amount of this, and nothing else (I can eat the whole lot myself) rather than have it more meanly as a starter unless, in a life outside of this chapter's parameters, I'm expecting company, in which case it would happily stretch to 4 people, ready to dunk each crisp piece of squid into the garlic mayonnaise over pre-dinner drinks.
• I feel the ghost of Elizabeth David spitting at my calling this 'crispy' squid, but that's what I habitually call it at home, and I beg forgiveness of the pedants, with whom I have some sympathy.
• Heat the oil in a smallish saucepan and while it's left to heat up cut the thawed squid into 1/2-inch rings.
• Put the cornstarch, semolina and seasoning into a plastic freezer bag. Add the squid rings and tentacles and then toss to coat.
• When the oil is hot enough, which is when it sizzles up fiercely when you drop in a small cube of bread, fry the squid in batches to get the most golden crunchiness. A couple of minutes per batch is all you should need
• Mince the garlic into the mayonnaise to serve alongside the fried squid.

Steps:

• Clean the squid as directed on page 323, reserving the tentacles. Finely chop the tentacles, and then put them in a bowl.
• To make the filling, add the pork, mushrooms, noodles, onion, ginger, fish sauce, pepper, and sugar to the tentacles and use your fingers or a spatula to mix well.
• Stuffing the squid bodies is difficult at first, but you will quickly get the hang of it. First, use a sharp knife to remove a scant 1/8 inch of the pointy tip of the squid bodies. This hole acts as a vent, so that air bubbles don't form that would prevent you from filling the entire cavity. Next, hold a body with one hand and use your other hand to stuff. Start out with a small amount of filling and push it in with your index or middle finger, gently squeezing the squid tube to force the filling to the tail end. (Or, fill a pastry bag outfitted with a 1/2-inch round tip and pipe in the filling.) Continue stuffing until only 1/2 to 3/4 inch of the body remains unstuffed. Do not overstuff the squid, or it may burst during cooking. "Stitch" the opening closed by inserting a toothpick down through the wide end (head hole) and then back up again. As the squid are stuffed, place them on a paper towel to blot up excess moisture. Discard any left over filling or save for another use.
• The initial searing of the squid can be fairly dramatic, so you may want to have a splatter guard handy. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. When it is hot, add the squid and sear, turning as needed, for about 2 minutes, or until lightly golden on all sides. Reduce the heat to medium and continue frying, moving the squid around to ensure even cooking. After 10 minutes, the squid should be tight and firm, like a well-filled balloon, and be nicely browned. Remove from the pan and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
• To serve, remove the toothpick from each squid. Cut each squid on the diagonal into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Arrange the slices on a platter, with the dipping sauce in a bowl in the center for people to help themselves. Serve the squid hot or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Pull the head and squeeze to remove the ink sack and set aside.
• Remove both eye and the beak in the center of the tentacle.
• Marinate the squid in soya sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper for 30 about Minutes.
• Put the head in boiling water and cook until tender, then chop into small pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan, then add garlic,onion, tomato, chopped tentacles and shrimp,and sautéd for few minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper, add flour mixture keep stirring . Cook for another 2 minutes. Set aside. Let cool.
• Then stuff the squids with the above mixture. Secure the ends with a toothpicks.
• Heat up another wok; add oil and shallow fry squid for 3 minutes on each side.
• Cooking Tips :.
• For dipping sauce, combined soya with lemon juice and birds eye chilli.
• You can add or use fish sauce instead of salt.
• For thicker sauce, combine 3 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp balsamic or Chinese black vinegar, 2 tsp honey and a small ginger finely chopped.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the ginger, lime juice, and sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar. Taste and adjust the flavors with more lime juice or sugar as needed. The ginger and lime should both be prominent, but not to the point that they make you wince and pucker. Add the fish sauce, starting out with 2 tablespoons and adding more as your palate dictates. Set aside for 30 minutes to let the ginger bloom before serving.
• Put the sauce on the table so that diners can serve themselves, or divide among individual dipping sauce bowls. It may be prepared 2 to 3 hours in advance and left at room temperature until serving.