How to Prepare Super Quick Homemade Salt and Pepper Squid

Salt and Pepper Squid. Cantonese Salt and Pepper Squid recipe is similar to fried calamari but are tossed in a mixture of crunchy stir-fried garlic, ginger, and hot green We usually only eat salt and pepper squid out at Cantonese restaurants as it's a real treat, but now we can enjoy making it at home the way we like it! In today's episode of Wok Wednesday, Jez shows us how to make everyone's favourite: crispy salt and pepper squid! Be sure to like, comment and subscribe to.

Although squid is quite yummy for me, I don't love to cook it at home frequently because it turns quite stiff and rubbery either overcooked or undercooked. Use a slotted spoon to lift out the squid, then drain on the kitchen paper and sprinkle with a little more salt. Serve the squid scattered with the spring onion and chilli, with the dipping sauce on the side. You can have Salt and Pepper Squid using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Salt and Pepper Squid

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

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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..

This salt and pepper squid is one of my favourite Chinese Taiwanese snacks and appetizers. On a hot summer's day I especially enjoy paring this with a nice iced cold beer. 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.