How to Make Appetizing Salt and Pepper Squid

Salt and Pepper Squid. This is a delicious and simple recipe for squid. Lightly coated in sea salt and pepper seasoned flour and then fried to perfection. Perfect for a hot summer's meal served with a fresh garden salad.

When I perfected the recipe for fried calamari, it was a total no-brainer to make this Cantonese Salt and Pepper Squid. Prepared in a similar manner to Cantonese Salt & Pepper Pork Chops, the fried pieces of calamari are tossed in a mixture of crunchy stir-fried garlic, ginger, and hot green peppers. Traditionally, the squid is coated in cornstarch and then fried, yielding an airier crunch. You can have Salt and Pepper Squid using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Salt and Pepper Squid

1. You need 1/4 kg of squid rings.
2. Prepare 1 tbsp of iodized salt.
3. It's 1 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
4. You need 1/2 cup of cold water.
5. You need 1 small of onion, chopped.
6. You need 4 clove of garlic, chopped.
7. It's 1 tbsp of ground black pepper.
8. Prepare 1 clove of green onion.
9. It's 1/4 cup of cooking oil.

An easy gluten-free fried cuttlefish recipe that guarantees crispiness and tenderness. While the salt crystals and crushed peppers contribute to the main flavours, the natural taste of cuttlefish is just as delightful. The squid is slightly coated with a thin batter before frying. Garlic, salt, pepper, coriander and fresh peppers successfully motivate the aroma while decrease the fishy taste.

Salt and Pepper Squid instructions

1. Evenly sprinkle iodized salt on squid rings to taste..
2. On high heat, stir fry squid until cooked on a non stick pan using 1 tsp cooking oil. If you are using a non stick wok, use 2tbsp cooking oil to stir fry vigorously (like chinese style stirfry)..
3. Add onions until transparent. Then add garlic.
4. Dissolve flour into cold water. And pour into the pan..
5. Heat until water evaporates. Then turn fire to medium heat. Then add grounded black pepper. Mix well..
6. Pour in the cooking oil and fry..
7. Mix in green onions and quickly serve..

Featured in NIGELLA BITES, and Nigella Quick Collection. Salt and Pepper Squid is one of my childhood weekend treats that I remember most fondly. My dad would marinate the squid rings with Shaoxing wine and tons of ginger. Then he'd coat them with a simple batter seasoned with salt and pepper, frying them until they were a beautiful golden yellow. Coat pieces of squid in the flour.