Salt-and-Pepper Crispy Squid with Sweet-and-Hot Chilli Jam

Name: Salt-and-Pepper Crispy Squid with Sweet-and-Hot Chilli Jam
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp sea salt; 2 tsp black peppercorns; 1 tbsp red chilli flakes; 2 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns; 75 g (2½ oz) mixed rice flour and cornflour; 4 thumb-sized red chillies, chopped; 1 tsp chopped ginger; 100 g (3½ oz) caster sugar; 2 thumb-sized red chillies, sliced; 2 tbsp lime juice; 3 spring onions (scallions), chopped; 400 g 14 oz) baby squid; 150 ml 5 fl oz) rice vinegar; vegetable oil, for frying

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

I’ve spent many years trying to perfect my method for the ultimate fried squid. Two factors make all the difference: scoring the flesh with a sharp knife, and using a mixture of rice flour and cornflour to dust before frying. The finer flour produces an ultra-crisp finish.

Ingredients

400 g 14 oz) baby squid
vegetable oil, for frying
2 thu

Asia
Snack
Fish course
Starter
Preserve
Pescatarian
Spicy

Method

To make the chilli jam, in a food processor pulse the chillies, garlic and ginger until finely chopped. Scrape into a small saucepan and add the vinegar, sugar and 60 ml (2 fl oz) water. Bring to a boil an