Squid Tentacles with Garlic Scapes
蒜苔炒鱿鱼须
Squid tentacles and garlic scapes are stir-fried with chiles, peppers and a little cumin in a chili-bean sauce.
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English adaptation and editing of authorized supplied recipes: Chinese Home Cooking.
Ingredients
Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.
- fresh squid tentacles
- garlic scapes
- onion
- green and red peppers
- ginger
- garlic
- dried chiles
- cooking wine
- cooking oil
- 1 spoonfulchili bean paste
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- a littlesugar
- a littlesalt
- sesame seeds
- cumin powder
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Blanch the squid tentacles in boiling water with ginger and cooking wine for 30 seconds and set aside.
- 02
Fry dried chiles and garlic in oil. Add chili bean paste and cook until the oil turns red, then add the garlic scapes and stir-fry until just cooked.
- 03
Add the squid, light soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little sugar and salt and toss.
- 04
Add onion and green and red peppers, sprinkle with sesame seeds and cumin powder, and stir-fry over high heat.
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Squid Tentacles with Garlic Scapes
Squid tentacles and garlic scapes are stir-fried with chiles, peppers and a little cumin in a chili-bean sauce.
Ingredients
- fresh squid tentacles
- garlic scapes
- onion
- green and red peppers
- ginger
- garlic
- dried chiles
- cooking wine
- cooking oil
- 1 spoonfulchili bean paste
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- a littlesugar
- a littlesalt
- sesame seeds
- cumin powder
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Blanch the squid tentacles in boiling water with ginger and cooking wine for 30 seconds and set aside.
- 02
Fry dried chiles and garlic in oil. Add chili bean paste and cook until the oil turns red, then add the garlic scapes and stir-fry until just cooked.
- 03
Add the squid, light soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little sugar and salt and toss.
- 04
Add onion and green and red peppers, sprinkle with sesame seeds and cumin powder, and stir-fry over high heat.
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