OCTOPUS SALAD

I tried the recipes from a burmese very thick cookery book as a gift for me from my daughter's friend.This is one of the recipes.Simple way of cooking and yummy.I left out the onion and crisp fried garlic for the photo.

OCTOPUS SALAD

Ingredients;
300g small octopus ( or squid)
2 tsp ginger juice
7 green bird eye's chillies
1 medium red onion,peeled and cut into thin half moon
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp blackpepper corns,crushed
1 tbsp crisp fried garlic plus 2 tsp oil
salt and sugar for seasoning

Ingredients;
1.cut and clean the octopus,slice thinly,marinate with the ginger juice,1/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp sugar for 20 minutes.kept aside.
2.heat a saucepan over medium hight heat,once smoking,drop the marinade octopus with the bird eye chillies
, which you must first prick,until cooked and scorched in parts,about 3-4 minutes.
3.pound the grilled chilies with a peastle and mortar with the remaining green bied eye chilli with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp sugar.Add this hot green paste to the rilled octopus.
4.Soaked the red onion in cold water for 5 minutes.drain,squeeze them dry and add them,along with the lime juice,black peppercorn and garlic infused oil to the grilled octopus.place on the place,sprinkle with crisp fried garlic chips.Note; when deep fried the garlic until golden and crispy,dish out.keep the oil

SQUID IN CLOVE SAUCE

squid stir fry with various spices.this recipes use cloves and nutmeg, along with tomato and soy sauce
is known as cumi cumi smoor in indonesia.

SQUID IN CLOVE SAUCE

Ingredients;
500g fresh squid,cleaned
3 tbsp cooking oil
1 big onion,finely chopped
2 garlic clove ,crushed
1 big tomato,skinned and chopped
1-2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
6 whole clove
150 ml water
1/2 lemon or lime juice
salt and ground black pepper to taste
shredded spring onion or fresh coriander leaves for garnish

Method;
1.wash the squid and pat dry on kitchen towel.use a sharp knife knife to cut the squid into thin long
ribbon.
2.heat a wok,toss in the squid and stir constanly for 2-3 minutes,when the squid will have curled into
attraction shape or in a firm ring,lift up and set aside.Don't over cook or it will turn rubbery.
3.heat the wok in a clean pan and fry the onion and garlic,until soft and begining to brown.Add in
tomato,soy sauce,nutmeg,clove,water and lemon or lime juice.bring to a boil and then reduce the heat
and add the squid with seasoning to taste.
4.cook the squid in the sauce for 1-3 minutes,uncovered over a gentle heat ,stirring from time to time.
take care not to overcook the squid.serve hot or warm with a plate of rice.garnish with shredded spring onion or fresh coriander leaves.

SQUID WITH BLACK PEPPER ,SHRIMP PASTE

Squid is readily available these days,and wash thoroughly clean inside the pocket to make sure all the qill has been remove,cut into ring,stir fry with black pepper,shrimp paste,garlic and green onion,It a yummy dish to eat with rice.recipes from eating thai food blog.

SQUID WITH BLACK PEPPER,SHRIMP PASTE

Ingredients;
250g squid
1 head garlic
1 tbsp black peppercorn
3 stalk green onion
1/4 tbsp shrimp paste (belacan )
1 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp oil for frying

Method;
1.squid,removing all the internal organ,rinse in water,cut into ring,cut the tentacles into bite srape.
2.pound the black peppercorn ,garlic and pound coarsely
3.cut the green onion 5 cm length
4.heat a wok with oil,toss in black pepper,garlic paste and stir fry for a few second add the shrimp paste, mix ,mush in the oil,make sure it dissolve and turn fragrant.once the garlic turn brwon,add the squid,continuously stir fry for a minutes.Make sure not to overcook or it will turn rubbery.lastly add in the green onion,toss and off heat.serve with rice.

STIR FRY SQUID IN KICAP MANIS

These fresh squid are cooked in sweet black soy sauce ,tasty sauce and .Mop up the delicious sauce with a bowl of rice.


STIR FRY SQUID IN KICAP MANIS
source;diah di kitchen

Ingredients;
300g fresh squid
5 red chilli deseed.slice thinly
200ml water
4 tbsp kicap manis ( sweet black soy sauce )
1/4 tsp chicken granules
1 tsp salt
1/4 tbsp sugar

Ingredients  paste ;
7 small shallot
3 clove garlic
4 candlenut
6 red chilli

method;
1.clean the squid,remove the inkbag, membrane .wash and cut into 1 cm strip,drain.set aside.
2.pound the ingredients in mortar and pestle or put into blender to blend into paste.
3.heat a wok, add 3 tbsp of oil,when the oil is slightly hot,add in the paste  and stir fry till fragrant ,add in the water, chicken granules and mix well let is simmer till the gravy a bit thicken,add in the squid ,stir to mix well and cook till the gravy thicken for a few minutes.Don't cook too long or else your squid will turn rubbery.Take a pcs of squid and take a bite ,once is cook and soft.off the heat.

CELERY STIR FRY WITH SQUID

Squid is a delicious seafood,which if prepared and cooked correctly,is a quick cooking ,tasty ingredients.Do not overcook the squid or else it will turn rubbery. This is another classic chinese single dish ,eat with a bowl of cooked rice.

CELERY STIR FRY WITH SQUID

Ingredients; A
2 stalk celery (sliced slantwise)
2 squid (remove membrane,cross cut the surface to form pattern)
1 red chilly,diced
3 slices ginger
3 cloves chopped garlic

Ingredients; B
1/2 cup stock
some starch solution (1tbsp cornflour mix with little water)

Seasoning;
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 -1/2 tsp sugar

Method;
1.heat oil in wok,saute chopped garlic until fragrant,add in the rest of ingredients A and sesaoning,stir fry for about half minute.
2.Then pour in stock and simmer for about half minute,add in starch solution to thicken,dish out and pour beside the cooked white rice,serve.

DRY STIR FRY SQUID

This is dry stir fried using squid ,curry leaves,lemongrass,dried shrimp and is very tasty and is a classic single platter  and eat with a bowl of rice.

DRY STIR FRY SQUID

Ingredients; A
200g squid or sotong (scrape away the membrane,remove inkbag,soft bone,sliced into thick strips cross - cut the surface) , 1 bowl of cooked white rice.

Ingredients; B
5 sprig of curry leaves
1 tbsp chopped lemongrass
1 tbsp chopped shallot
2-3 chilly padi diced
1 tbsp dried shrimps,soaked and minced
1/2 curry powder
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 inch belacan to taste (shrimp paste)
few tbsp of vegetable oil 

seasoning
1 tbsp oyster
some soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp chilly sauce
1 tbsp lie juice
1/2 small bowl water

Method;
1.Boil a pot of water,blanch the sotong/squid quickly,dish out and drain.
2.heat oil in wok,saute all ingredients b until fragrant.
3.Lastly add in seasoning and sotong or squid to mix well,stir fry until the sauce dried up,dish up.
4.Place a bowl of white cooked rice on a big plate and spoon the stir fry sotong on the side of plate.serve while hot.

TENTACLE OCTOPUS TOSS WITH BLACK PEPPER

The tentacle of the octopus I cut into 1 1/2 inch and add some sesaoning paste to gives a delicate flavor and serve with a garnish of fresh coriander leaves.

TENTACLE OCTOPUS TOSS WITH BLACK PEPPER

Ingredients;
2 medium size octopus tentacles,cut into 1 1/2 inch
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp thinly sliced lemongrass
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp oil

Method;
1.Grind the black peppercorns to a coarse powder in a blender.Add in garlic,lemongrass,sugar,salt and grind to a smooth paste. Add in fish sauce and pulse several time to blend,then transfer to a small bowl
2.In a pot of boiling water,throw in the tentacle of the octopus bring to a quick boil and once it turn opaque white,drain.
3.in a wok,heat 2 tbsp oil,fry the blended paste till fragrant ,off the heat,add in the boiled tentacle octopus and toss well mixed ,serve with a bowl of rice

SPICY LEMONGRASS OCTOPUS

This octopus is easy to prepare dish has a touch of sweetness as well as the fragrance of  lemongrass,
rice wine and fish sauce.Stir fry over high heat for the best flavor and texture.The original recipes used fresh medium sizes prwans.

SPICY LEMONGRASS OCTOPUS

Ingredients;
4 medium size octopus,cleaned and cut into a 2 inch slices
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp salt
sprig of coriander leaves,to garnish

Marinade;
2 tsp fish sauce
2 tsp rice wine,sherry or sake
2 tsp sugar
1 finger length red chilli,deseeded and minced or ground to a paste in a mortar
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 salt lemongrass,thick bottom part only,outer layers discard,inner part thinly slicec
1 tsp minced garlic

Method;
1.combine the marinade ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.Place the cut octopus in the marinade and mix until well coated.Allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
2.heat the oil in a wok over high heat and stir fry the garlic till fragrant and golden brown,about 30 seconds.Add in the marinade octopus and stir fry until the octopus are just cooked for 3 to 3 minutes.Finally season with salt and remove from heat.
3.transfer to a serving platter,garnish with coriander leaves (cilantro) and serve hot with steamed.

SQUID WITH CHILLI PADI

Squid is a delicious fish and have to fry quickly so that it meat is not tough and rubbery unless it is over cooked.My family use to take spicy food.You can replaced with big red chilli,not too hot.

SQUID WITH CHILLI PADI

Ingredients;
1 kg squid,cleaned ,pull the head and leaves whole
1/2 cup oil
7 cloves garlic
7small shallot
30 chillie padi (bird eyes chilli)
4 fresh tomatoes cut into four
1 serai,white part,sliced
 few kaffir leaves

1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 big onion,sliced thinly.

Method;
Put garlic,shallot,lemongrass,tomatoes,chilli padi in a blender,blend to a paste.Rub turmeric into the clean squid and stuffed the squid head into the squid body.Heat a wok,add in the cooking oil,add in the chilli paste to fry still fragrant  and sliced onion to stir fry for a minutes,or till onion is soft,put in the marinated squid,stir fry for a minutes,add salt and sugar to taste and give a quick fry,toss in the kaffir leaves and off heat. serve with a few lime slice.

DEEP FRIED CURRY SQUID RINGS

Deep fried squid is a delicious dishes and loved by everyone.you need to remove the tentacles,eyes and beak,gut the head and extract the ink sack. Get rid off the outer membrane and slice or cubed and can be cook in many variety of style

DEEP FRIED CURRY SQUID RINGS

Ingredients;
500g squid rings (removed film,clean,dried)
2 eggs (beaten)
1 tsp salt
1 litres cookin oil

Flour batter;
200g tempua flour
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp salt

Mayonnaise dipping sauce (mixed)
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp curry powder

Method
1.Squid should be dried first,coat squid with egg and salt,set aside.
2.Heat up oil for frying.
3.Mix well flour ingredients. coat the squid with flour mixture and immediately deep fry in hot oil
   till crispy and gloden brown.
4.serve with mayonnaise dipping.
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SALTED DRIED SMALL SQUID IN SAMBAL TUMIS

My sister gave me half a packet of this dried salted squid a few month ago. she told me to cook in sambal tumis . This is a malay dish that every chinese household know how to cook this sambal tumis.Is a very nice dishes to eat with rice.

SALTED DRIED SMALL SQUID IN SAMBAL TUMIS

Ingredients;
400g dried salted small squid
40g dried chilli (soaked in hot water till soft)
6 shallot,peeled  (slice )
2 garlic,peeled (sliced)
1 inch shrimp paste (belacan)
A small ball of tamarind paste ( soaked in a bowl of water)
sugar to taste.
salt (optional) If not salty,add bit of salt
1/2 bowl of cooking oil

Method;
1.soak dried salted squid in water for 3 min,drain off water,wash clean,drain,put aside.
2.dried chilli cut into bite size.In a pestle and motar ,pound the dried chilli,shallot,garlic into fine paste,add in belacan,. pound till well mix.Dish out.
3.In a wok heat 1/2 bowl of oil,when hot,add in the chilli paste,stir fry the chillies cooked,add in the dried salted small squid ,quick stir fry and add in the bowl of tamarind juice,stir well mixes ,lower to medium heat,simmer till the gravy reduce to half,only add in sugar to  taste and simmer the gravy is thicken.Dish on to plate,serve.

CELERY STIR FRY CUTTLEFISH

You can buy ready soaked cuttlefish in the wet market.or do it yourself. Mix water well with alkaline water,soak the dried cuttle fish in it,pour away the water after two hours,by then pour in approximate amount of water to soak the dried cuttlefish,and change the water every two hours until the dried cuttlefish is soaked thoroughly .

CELERY STIR FRY CUTTLEFISH

Ingredients A;
.1 piece dried cuttlefish,a bit of alkaline (approximate the amount of 1 small bottle cap)700ml water.
200g celery (slice slantwise)
a few slices of carrot (i do not have carrot )
4 pips garlic (chop)
2 tbsp oil
some water
seasoning;
2 tbsp oyster sauce
a pinch of msg to taste

Method;
1.Soaked cuttlefish ,slice it into thin strips,by then slice the surface to form criss-cut patterns.
2.Heat oil in wok and saute chopped garlic until fragrant,add in soaked cuttlefish strips and stir
slightly,add in celery and carrot to stir fry together until both start to become soft,lastly pour in seasoning and 1/2 cup water to cook untils boils,switch off heat and dish out to serve.

STIR -FRIED SQUIDS IN CHILLI SAUCE

This squid taste delicious and easy to cook,I prefer a dried gravy.

STIR-FRIED SQUIDS IN CHILLI SAUCE

Ingredients;
300g squid,cut into ring shapes,blanced
1 tbsp chopped garlic
50g dried shrimp,soaked
4 chilli padi, diced
3 tbsp garlic chilisauce
1/2 tsp curry powder

Seasoning;
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp light soya soy

Method;
1. Heat up 3 tbsp oil,saute garlic until fragrant. Add in dried shrimp and fry until crispy. Add in chilli
padi,chilli sauce,curry powder and mix well.

2.put in squid and seasoning .Mix well and dish up.

BAKED SPICY SQUID

The other day hubby 's friend help us to apply for my son stpm intake.The education department staff asks for my son original IC,we did not gave him .can't apply. Today hubby went again to the education department with his friend.this time we bring all the school certificates,result slip. when at the counter,the lady told  my hubby to apply online and gave us the form to fill and have the former school master signature and handed back.I don't know why on that day hubby friend went to apply,they should have told him the procedure to apply,but they do not.Today they did not asks for the IC or any document.Just that simple.

BAKED SPICY SQUID

Ingredients;
1/2 kg squid ( cleaned)
2 tbsp light soy sauce
3 tbsp lime juice
2 tsp turmeric
some salt to taste
2 tbsp butter
Marinade ( ground)
4 red chillies,
4 chilli padi
2 cloves galic
1 tsp white pepper corns
1 tsp sugar

Method;
1.Mix squid with marinated  for a few hours in a chiller.
2.Wrap in aluminum foil and put into the oven to bake for 30 minutes.

DEEP FRIED BABY SQUID

It was the fish seller pestering me to buy the fresh small squid,I told him , to deep fry  the squid,the oil will splash all around the cooking area very messy,next stall ,the chicken seller came over and pester me to buy it,He told me the method to deep  fry and the oil will not splashed all over the cooking area.I know this fresh squid is very delicious.
.I don;t believed him,as I have fry the squid before the oil splashed,and the flour won't coated the squid very well.He ask me to believed him as before he was a helper in a restaurant.I give a try,I bought a kg.what he taught me was true to his word.

DEEP FRIED BABY SQUID

1 kg of fresh baby squid,pull the head off and remove the black ink,leave it whole,clean  the squid body ,washed and drain.

1 big bowl of all purpose flour,add some white pepper powder,salt,msg,curry powder and knorr chicken instant granule ,all mixed till well combined.

Add the seasoning flour to the baby squid,used hand to mix,must use lot of flour to mixed,

In a wok of hot cooking oil,,slowly add in the baby squid, and some curry leaves ,using high heat to cook,stir a few time until golden brown.serve.

TOM YAM SQUID

The recipes use the soaked brown squid.I use fresh squid to cook.You can cook the gravy thicken.I prefer more watery sauce ,the sauce can spoon on the white rice.Remember when cooking fresh squid,give a quick fry will do.don't overcook or the squid is hard to bite.

TOM  YAM SQUID

Ingredients:
1 no (about 500g) soaked brown squid(scorea criss-cross Pattern and sliced)
200g potatoes (peeled,cubed)
2 green chilli sectioned
2 red chilli sectioned
2 big tbspTom yam sauce (home made)

seasoning;
2 tbsp evaporated milk
2 tbsp calamansi lime juice
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Method;
1.cook the potatoes in the boiling water until soften,dish out.blanch the squid slices in the boiling water for a while,remove,drain well and ready to cook.

2.Heat up a 1tbspoil,sautetom yam paste until fragrant.Add in the remaining ingredients,toss well.
Next,add seasoning,stir fry briskly until aromatic,and the sauce is slighly absorbed.dish up.serve hot.

STIR FRIED SQUID WITH SALTED DUCK EGG

I saw this dish at thaifood master blog ,I bookmarks it,a week later  I went to the local fish shop,happened there are some freshly catched squid.I bought a few to cook this dishes.

STIR FRIED SQUID WITH SALTED DUCK EGG

300g squid,clean,scored and cut into 2 cm strips
2 boiled salted duck egg
4 cloves,crushed and chopped
3 tbsp cooking oil
1 medium onion,peel and cut into thin wedges
2 green chilli,cut into thin julienne
3 stalk chinese celery,cut into 1 inch
1-2 spring oinion cut into 3 cm strip
1 red chilli cut into thin julienne

seasoning sauce;
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp chilli paste
1/4 ground white pepper

method;
1.clean and score the squid with the back of your knife,than cut it in 2 cm strips
2.cook the squid in boiling water until only half way done,this helps eliminate bad odor and prevent the squid from overcooking and becomes rubbery inconsistency.set aside.
3.cut the boiled salted duck egg with its shell into halves and spoon out its content.cut into quarter and set aside.
4.cut the vegetables,prepare the seasoning sauce and set aside.place wok on medium high heat.add the oil and then the garlic,stir fry until fragrant.add the half cooked squid and salted duck egg,stir fry fast until the egg yolk dissolves
5.add seasoning sauce and mix well.add onion stiry fry for about a min or so,until the onions become
transparent but not too soft.6.add veg and stir fry for extra 30 second.off heat and serve

steamed sotong with lime juice

STEAMED SQUID WITH LIME JUICE

The squid or sotong can be blanch in hot boiling water till cook,don't over cooked or else it will be hard.It can be steamed as well.It is simple and taste nice.

Ingredients
4 big squid/sotong
4 tbsp lime juice
6 chilli padi
4 cloves garlic,minced
1 1/2 tbsps fishsauce
1 teaspoonful of sugar

Method;
1 .steamed the sotong till cook, drain of the water and put saide
2 .for the seasoning,in a small pot add in lime juice,chilli padi,minced garlic,fish sauce and sugar .
    Stir well mix.
3.Pour the the seasoning to the plate of sotong.
3.Ready to serve

  Notes; adjusting the seasoning to the amount of sotong you cooked