Stir-fried Squid

Name: Stir-fried Squid
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 2 pcs (380 g) Squid, medium sized, cleaned, inked and peeled, criss-cross pattern cut into 1- x 2-in pieces; 1 pouch (60 g) Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce; 2 tbsp Cooking oil; 1 tsp Ginger, grated; 1 pc (80 g) Red bell pepper, cut into triangles; 3 cloves (10 g) Garlic, minced; 2 cups Water, for blanching of squid

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Squid is scored in a crisscross pattern, quickly blanched, then stir-fried with ginger, garlic, and red bell pepper in Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce. The whole dish comes together in about 4 minutes.

Cooking time: Cook 4 min
Yield: 2
Difficulty: Beginner
Ingredients: 7 ingredients
Steps: 7 steps

First published January 26, 2021

Stir-fried squid pieces curled into rosettes with red bell pepper in a dark sauce — Stir-fried Squid

Ingredients

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2 pcs (380 g)Squid, medium sized, cleaned, inked and peeled, criss-cross pattern cut into 1- x 2-in pieces
1 pouch (60 g)Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce
2 tbspCooking oil
1 tspGinger, grated
1 pc (80 g)Red bell pepper, cut into triangles
3 cloves (10 g)Garlic, minced
2 cupsWater, for blanching of squid

Instructions

In a pot boil water up to a rolling boil and quickly blanch squid for about 10 seconds.
Remove the squid and rinse in cold water. Drain and set aside.
In a wok, add cooking oil in high heat, then add ginger and garlic. Stir until fragrant.
Add the bell pepper. Stir for 2-3 minutes.
Add the blanched squid and Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce. Stir for 20 seconds.
Turn off the heat.
Transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately.