Cooking with Peachy

“Baby squid are ideal for a snack or a tasty rice topping, squid are consumed as food in several cuisines around the world”

Difficulty: ★
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Servings: 2
Calories per serving: 195 kcal

Ingredients:

• Baby squids – 100 g (3.53 oz.)
• Egg yolk – 1 PC.
• Cornstarch – 1 tbsp.
• Garlic powder – 1/4 tsp.
• Ginger powder – 1/4 tsp.
• Salt – 1/3 tsp.
• Cooking oil (for frying)

Seasoning ingredients:

• Sesame oil – 1 tbsp.
• Gin – 2 tsp.
• Garlic (minced) – 10 g (0.35 oz.)
• Black pepper (coarsely ground) – 1/2 tsp.
• Salt – a pinch

Directions:

1. Mix together the cornstarch, garlic powder, ginger powder and salt.
2. Add the egg yolk to get a cream.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, coat the squids with the mixture and deep fry until crunchy and nicely golden brown.
4. In a small mixing bowl, mix the ingredients for the seasoning, the sesame oil, Gin, garlic, ground pepper and a pinch of salt.
5. Sauté the mixed ingredients until garlic is toasted but not burned.
6. Add the fried squids, stir for 1 minute and serve.

Dipping:

• A mixture to taste of vinegar, soy sauce, chopped garlic and lemon juice.