SQUID WITH TOMATO AND PICKLED MUSTARD GREENS

Squid With Tomato and Pickled Mustard Greens image

Provided by Joan Nathan

Categories dinner, quick, weekday, main course

Time 20m

Yield 2 to 4 servings, as part of a multicourse meal

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup canola oil
1 pound cleaned squid, both bodies and tentacles, with bodies halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into thirds
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 jalapeño peppers, stemmed, seeded and julienned
2 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup chicken stock, optional
1 tablespoon rice wine
2 teaspoons fish sauce, more as needed
1/2 cup loosely packed chopped pickled mustard greens, homemade or store-bought, rinsed, or any Asian pickled green
1 cup scallions, cut in 1 1/2-inch batons

Steps:

Heat a wok over high heat until metal has a matte appearance and a drop or two of water flicked onto surface evaporates on contact. Add the oil and heat until smoking; it should register 350 degrees on a deep-frying thermometer. Add half of the squid and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds. With a slotted spoon, transfer squid to a plate. Let oil return to temperature, then cook remaining squid the same way and add to plate.
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons oil from the wok. Return wok to high heat. When oil shimmers, add garlic and jalapeños and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 seconds. Add tomatoes, stock (or 1/4 cup water), wine and fish sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until tomatoes have begun to break down and sauce has started to thicken.
Stir in mustard greens and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes longer. Stir in squid and scallions and cook for 2 minutes more, until scallions are just softened. Taste and adjust seasoning with fish sauce. Transfer to a plate and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 381, UnsaturatedFat 26 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 345 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams