Taiwanese 3 Cup Squid

Name: Taiwanese 3 Cup Squid
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup Thai Sweet Basil Leaves; 2 tablespoon granulated sugar; 0.25 cup toasted sesame oil; 0.25 cup HEYDOH Classic Soy Sauce; 2 pcs scallions, cut into 2 inch sections; 10 cloves Sliced Garlic; 10 slices Sliced Ginger; 3 pcs Fresh Hot Pepper, sliced; 0.25 cup Shaoxing Rice Wine; 0.75 pound fresh squid, cut into bite size pieces

Using my tried and truth 3 Cup Chicken recipe to make a seafood version with squid.

Allen_Lee

Prep15 min

Cook15 min

Total30 min

Servings4

Difficultyeasy

TaiwanesePescatarianDinner / Supper

Ingredients

1 cupThai Sweet Basil Leaves
2 tablespoongranulated sugar
0.25 cuptoasted sesame oil
0.25 cupHEYDOH Classic Soy Sauce
2 pcsscallions, cut into 2 inch sections
10 clovesSliced Garlic
10 slicesSliced Ginger
3 pcsFresh Hot Pepper, sliced
0.25 cupShaoxing Rice Wine
0.75 poundfresh squid, cut into bite size pieces

Instructions

1
Boil a pot of water, poach the squid pieces for about 20 seconds. Set aside. This technique precooks the squid so it doesn’t shrivel too much when you add it to the delicious sauce later.
2
Pour in the toasted sesame oil until heated. Add the ginger and garlic until fragrant and beginning to carmalize, about 3 minutes.
3
Add sugar, chili, rice wine and soy sauce. Turn up heat on high to cook until sauce thickens. About 5 minutes.
4
Add poached squid pieces to pan and toss until all the pieces are coated nicely. Let it sit for a minute or more to heat up the squid pieces.
5
Add Thai basil and scallion. Serve immediately.