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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Squid is a seafood dish loved by many for its delicious taste and nutritional value. Today, Tastetutorial.com helps you add to your cooking notebook the way to make fried squid stuffed with meat, which is very appealing. Into the kitchen to make this fried dish now!
Ingredients for Fried Squid Stuffed with Meat Serves 4 people
Squid 500 gr (2 pieces) Ground pork 250 gr Dried wood ear mushrooms 50 gr Glass noodles 50 gr Shallots 3 bulbs Garlic 1 bulb White wine a little Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 3.5 tablespoons Common spices a little (Sugar/ seasoning granules/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh squid
- You should choose squid with bright, shiny colors. The brown part will be dark brown, while the body of the squid will be opaque white like milk.
- When you touch the body of the squid, it should feel firm, have high elasticity, not leave an indentation, and quickly return to its original state.
- Additionally, fresh squid will have clear eyes, not bulging out or leaking fluid. The head and body should be tightly connected.
- Avoid buying squid with a soft, mushy body, lacking elasticity, where the head and body easily separate, with cloudy pupils and leaking yellow fluid, as these squids have been preserved for too long and are in the process of decomposing.
How to choose fresh pork
- You can buy pre-ground pork or buy pork to chop or grind yourself using a meat grinder.
- You should choose pork that is bright pink, has no strange odor, and has translucent white fat; avoid meat that is pale and has a foul smell.
- You can press the meat with your hand; if you observe that it bounces back immediately, does not leave an indentation, is dry, and does not stick to your hand, it indicates that this is good meat.
- Good pork should have uniform, firm fibers and should not leak fluid or be slimy.
Tools required
Steamer, pan, stove, knife, cutting board,…
How to make Fried stuffed squid with fish sauce
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Prepare the squid and ingredients
Clean the squid with water, remove the innards, squid teeth, backbone, and peel off the skin.
Then, to remove the fishy smell, rub the squid with diluted white wine for about 3 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
Soak the wood ear mushrooms and vermicelli in water for about 30 minutes until soft, then rinse with water and chop finely.
Peel the shallots and garlic, then mince them.
How to clean squid and remove the fishy smell- Step 1: Combine smashed ginger, 1 tablespoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of white wine, then rub the squid with this mixture and rinse with water.
- Step 2: After cleaning the squid, marinate it with 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and a bit of wine for 5 minutes, then rinse briefly before cooking.
See details: How to clean squid and remove the fishy smell
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Marinate the meat
Put 250g of minced pork, chopped wood ear mushrooms, and vermicelli in a bowl, marinate with 3 teaspoons of seasoning, and 2 teaspoons of pepper.
Add half of the chopped shallots and garlic, 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Mix well and marinate for about 15 minutes to absorb the spices.
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Stuff and steam the squid
Stuff the marinated meat mixture inside the cleaned squid, pack it tightly, and use 2 toothpicks to secure the opening.
Place a steaming pot on the stove, turn on high heat, add 1 liter of water and bring to a boil, place the squid in the steamer and set it over the pot.
Cover and steam on high heat for about 10 minutes for the filling to cook thoroughly.
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Making fried squid with fish sauce
Put 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 2 teaspoons of pepper into a bowl and mix well.
Heat a pan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and sauté the remaining onion and garlic until golden and fragrant.
Next, pour the fish sauce and sugar mixture into the pan, lower the heat, wait for the sugar to dissolve completely, then add the steamed squid and fry on low heat for 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
Season to taste, turn off the heat, and serve on a plate to enjoy.
Tip: During frying, continuously turn the squid so that it absorbs the flavor evenly on all sides.
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Final Product
When served, you cut the squid into rings and enjoy it with white rice, which is incredibly appealing.
The stuffed squid fried with fish sauce is rich in flavor, the squid is tender and delicious, and the filling of meat and mushrooms is very tasty, well-seasoned, and not at all dry.
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It is extremely simple to make the delicious stuffed squid fried with fish sauce, isn’t it? Let’s get into the kitchen right away, wishing you success!
*Source of the recipe and images shared from Facebook: Huỳnh Ngân.
