Garlic Squid

Name: Garlic Squid
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 3 cups (500 g) Baby squid, ink and cartilage removed; 3 Tbsp (45 mL) Olive oil; 1 head (30 g) Garlic, crushed; 1 tsp (4 g) Ginger, finely chopped; 4 Tbsp (60 g) Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce; 1 Tbsp (4 g) Spring onions, chopped

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Baby squid stir-fried with garlic and ginger in Mama Sita's Oyster Sauce, topped with spring onions.

Cooking time: Cook 5 min
Difficulty: Beginner
Ingredients: 6 ingredients
Steps: 5 steps

First published March 27, 2025

Stir-fried baby squid in a glossy garlic sauce with spring onion garnish — Garlic Squid

Ingredients

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3 cups (500 g)Baby squid, ink and cartilage removed
3 Tbsp (45 mL)Olive oil
1 head (30 g)Garlic, crushed
1 tsp (4 g)Ginger, finely chopped
4 Tbsp (60 g)Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce
1 Tbsp (4 g)Spring onions, chopped

Mama Sita’s in this list

Oyster Sauce

Instructions

Clean the baby squid by removing cuttle bone or thin clear cartilage and the ink inside the squid tube. Wash properly to remove the ink. Drain well.
In a pan, heat olive oil and saute garlic and ginger until golden brown and aromatic.
Add the squid and stir fry for 1 minute over medium high heat. Remove the water or juice.
Add the Mama Sitas Oyster Sauce and cook for another minute.
Transfer to a plate, garnish with spring onions, and serve.

What makes it taste like this

Oyster Sauce

Minanang Sarap, Natural na Sangkap.