Wednesday 4 March 2009

RECIPE: SQUID SAMBAL



I decided to make COCONUT RICE as it had been quite sometime since I had the works. This time however, I made SQUID SAMBAL instead of the traditional anchovies or prawn sambal. Not much difference in making the sambal, just be mindful of the cooking times as squid tends to get leathery if overcooked. Serve with dishes such as my CUCUMBER IN SPICY SOY SAUCE AND SESAME OIL and STIR FRIED PAK CHOY WITH SQUID AND OYSTER SAUCE.


Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients – serves 4 to 6

1 kg medium sized squid – cleaned and cut into rings
2 large handfuls of long dried chillies* – de-seeded and soaked in hot water
8 large shallots*
Half a head of garlic*
½ thumb size galangal* (see my GLOSSARY post on GALANGAL)
Small piece of shrimp paste/belachan* (see my GLOSSARY post on SHRIMP PASTE)
1 heaped tbsp tamarind pulp – mixed with 1 cup water and juice extracted
Petai - optional (see my GLOSSARY post on PETAI)
¼ to ½ cup coconut milk
Salt
2 to 3 tbsp veg oil


Method

Grind together * ingredients, using the minimum of water. Heat oil in a wok and fry ingredients until oil seeps through and water has evaporated. Add in the tamarind juice and petai (if using) and cook until the paste is fairly thick again

Add in the squid, coat well with the sambal and add in the coconut milk. Cook until the squid are done. Add salt, lift and serve with COCONUT RICE (NASI LEMAK), HARD BOILED EGGS (see my tip), vegetables such as KANG KONG BELACAN or STIR FRIED PAK CHOY WITH SQUID AND OYSTER SAUCE and salads such as CUCUMBER IN SPICY SOY SAUCE AND SESAME OIL.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can feel my mouth tingling! It looks so yummy.

Oh, and great tip on the eggs.

Grace

VG said...

Thanks Grace. Yummy and hot it was. Thanks for the comment on the eggs.

Cas said...

too hot for me mum

Charmaine said...

Love, love, nasi lemak! I could eat this dish all day, and the sambal - squid, anchovies, prawns.. YUM!

AnuSriram said...

Nice recipe! Never ever heard the word "Squid" before!;D

inahar ali said...

wow..ur nasi lemak & squid sambal really look delicious..hmmm..yummy!!

Jescel said...

i would love to have this for lunch right now! it looks soooo good!

VG said...

Cas, you're a wimp... you don't know what you are missing! :P Mum

Thanks Charming. Nothing better to lift the spirits than some Nasi lemak, I say.

Hi Anu and thank you. Never heard of squid? Sometimes people call it calamari. It is in the same family as the cuttlefish and octopus. I'll put a post up on it soon.

Thanks Inahar...I makan sampai menjilat semua jari I. LOL!!!

Hi Jescel. Thanks for visiting and thank you for your comment.