Squid in a Hot Sauce

Name: Squid in a Hot Sauce
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon soft brown sugar; 6 blanched almonds, chopped; 3 tablespoons tamarind water; ½ teaspoon cumin powder; 6 shallots, peeled and finely chopped; ½ inch/1 cm piece of fresh gingerroot, peeled and grated; ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; 6 fresh red chiles, finely chopped; 2 lb 4 oz/1 kg squid, cleaned and sliced into rings; cilantro leaves, to garnish; salt; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; vegetable oil, for frying; ½ inch/1 cm stem of lemongrass, crushed

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Great Curries

By Keith Floyd

Published 2004

About

Squid is a wonderful thing! Just do not overcook it—it will turn rubbery if you do.

Ingredients

2 lb 4 oz/1 kg squid, cleaned and sliced into rings
1

Asia
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Add the vinegar to scant 3 cups of water, then rinse the squid in the water. Drain and set aside.

Put the almonds, chiles, ginger, lemongrass, and shallots into a food processor and whiz until you have a smooth paste. Add the spices and mix well.

Heat some vegetable oil in a pan. Add th