
Thai Fried Squid with Basil Leaves
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Prep5 min
Cook10 min
Total15 min
Servings4
Difficultyeasy
ThaiDinner / SupperLunch
Ingredients
- 2 tbspvegetable oil
- 5 clovegarlic, pressed or finely chopped
- 0.5 cuponion, sliced
- 2hot chilies (I used dried ones.)
- 1 poundsquid, sliced (1 inch wide per slice)
- 1 cupgreen beans, sliced
- 1 teaspoonBrown Sugar
- 1 tbspfish sauce
- 1 tbspoyster sauce
- 1.5 cupbasil leaves
- 0a pinch of chili powder (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil over medium high heat in a sauté pan. Add garlic, onions and hot chilies when the oil is hot. Sauté for 3 minutes or until the garlic and the onions are fragrant.
- 2
Add squid. Increase to high heat and stir the squid for 5 minutes or until it’s cooked through.
- 3
Now place green beans in the pan, then add brown sugar, fish sauce, oyster sauce. Stir a few times until all the ingredients are spread out well.
- 4
Add basil leaves. Stir once again.
- 5
Turn off the heat. Sprinkle a pinch of chili powder over the squid. Plate it and serve with rice.