Never in a million years would I thought of cooking this dish
you see...my mom never cook this dish for our family
yet this dish is loved by many Malaysians
so just when I was thinking on how to cook my squid today
a friend called me on the phone and naturally I asked her for some ideas
to which she suggested this dish and gave me her recipe on making it!
thanks Danila...for this beautiful surprise
truly an amazing and delicious dish
never would have made it without your encouragement :)
don't get distracted by its color
as the color is where the secret to its delicious taste lies :)
here's how simple it is to cook this dish:
clean 4 squids taking every care not to rupture the ink sac
cut the squid crosswise but only halfway like the picture above
heat a medium-sized non-stick pot and pour in 2 Tbsp cooking oil
saute 1 sliced onion + 3 crushed garlic + 1" sliced ginger + 5 crushed chili padi
add in the squid together with its ink sac and stir thoroughly
by this time the ink sac will rupture upon contact with heat and the gravy turns black
allow the squid to cook for a maximum of 2 mins only
remove the squid immediately from the pot as it turns opaque white
and put it straight onto a serving bowl
add in some cilantro into the gravy and let it simmer for a further 3 mins
taste for saltiness and off the fire
pour the black gravy all over the squid
squeeze fresh lemon juice all over the gravy and mix well
garnish with cilantro
squeeze fresh lemon juice all over the gravy and mix well
garnish with cilantro
serve immediately with rice and sambal belacan
hhmmm...delicious!!
a word on the ink
for those of you who were afraid to cook this dish because of its color
try it and you will be sorry for not cooking it much earlier in your life :)
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