Dinner

Salt & Pepper Squid

Name: Salt & Pepper Squid
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 85g cornflour; 85g plain flour; 2 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp Szechuan peppercorns; sunflower oil, for frying, For frying; 400g squid; spring onions, sliced, Sliced; green chilli, sliced, Sliced; 1 red chilli, chopped; 1/2 cucumber; 1 red onion, chopped; 100 ml rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 2 tsp fish sauce; 2 tsp, plus extra for sprinkling sea salt

Crisp fried squid coated in a seasoned flour crust, served with spring onion, chilli, and a tangy dipping sauce.

30 min
400 kcal
Vietnamese
Seafood

Mellowpan tip: Ready in 30 min. A good one for a busy weeknight.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Make the dipping sauce by mixing all the ingredients in a small bowl until the sugar has dissolved.
Step 2:
Set the dipping sauce aside.
Step 3:
Mix the cornflour and plain flour with both peppers and 2 tsp sea salt in a large bowl, then set aside.
Step 4:
Line a tray with kitchen paper and have extra salt ready for sprinkling.
Step 5:
Heat about 7cm of oil to 180C in a deep fryer, wok, or deep pan.
Step 6:
If you do not have a thermometer, test the oil with a cube of bread; it should brown in 20 seconds.
Step 7:
Coat the squid well with the flour mixture.
Step 8:
Fry the squid in batches for about 2 minutes each, or until crisp.
2 min
Step 9:
Lift out the squid with a slotted spoon, drain on the kitchen paper, and sprinkle with a little more salt.
Step 10:
Serve the squid scattered with spring onion and chilli, with the dipping sauce on the side.