Best Stir Fried Squid With Herbs And Spinach Recipes

STIR-FRIED SQUID WITH BASIL AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Dry the squid well with cloth or paper towels. Cut vertically through the group of tentacles if it is large; otherwise, leave whole. Cut the squid bodies into rectangles, diamonds, or squares, with no dimension greater than 1 inch. The pieces should be fairly uniform in size. Have everything else ready and at hand before you begin to cook.
• Put a large nonstick skillet over high heat; add the oil and, when it shimmers, add the garlic, chiles, and coriander. Cook, stirring almost constantly, for 15 seconds. Raise the heat to high, add the squid, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes, just until it loses its raw look.
• Lower the heat to medium and stir in the sugar, nam pla, lime leaf if you have it, and basil. Cook, stirring, for another few seconds, just until the basil wilts. Taste, add salt or more chile or nam pla if necessary, and serve.
• Same technique, different ingredients: In step 3, stir in 1/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon go chu jang (page 591) or 1 tablespoon miso mixed with a pinch of cayenne, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds (page 596), and 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil. Instead of basil, garnish with minced scallion.

STIR-FRIED SQUID WITH BASIL AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Dry the squid well. Cut vertically through the group of tentacles if it is large, otherwise leave whole.
• Cut the squid body into rectangles, diamonds, or squares with no pieces being larger than 1 inch.
• If the basil leaves are large, chop to about the same size pieces as the squid.
• Mix the squid and basil together.
• Heat wok or large skillet over high heat.
• Lower the heat to medium, then add the peanut oil.
• Swirl the oil and add the garlic. Stir once and return the heat to high before adding the squid-basil mixture.
• Stir and add the red pepper. Stir frequently until the squid becomes opaque, less than one minute.
• Begin tasting the squid and keep tasting until tender, about 1-3 minutes more. Add salt to taste.
• Serve over rice.

STIR-FRIED SQUID WITH CHINESE VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Clean the squid according to the instructions above and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside.
• Heat two tablespoons peanut oil in a wok or large skillet and stir-fry the ginger, garlic and scallions. Add the snow peas and cabbage and stir-fry for two to three minutes. Empty onto a heated serving dish.
• Add the remaining oil to the skillet and stir-fry the squid over high heat two to three minutes. Season to taste, remove and place on top of the vegetables. Serve immediately.

STIR FRIED SQUID WITH HERBS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• In a deep frying pan or, preferably, a wok, heat the olive and sesame oil.
• Add the mustard seeds and cook until they start popping.
• Add garlic and ginger and continue cooking for 30 seconds.
• Toss in the squid rings and stir fry for 2 minutes on medium to high heat.
• Stir in the capsicum and spring onions and cook for one minute.
• Add the snow peas and washed spinach and cook for a further minute, or until the snow peas soften slightly.
• Sprinkle lemon juice over the stir fry, add basil and parsley and mix well.
• Serve immediately.