Chilli Salt Squid

Name: Chilli Salt Squid
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 large fresh red chilli pepper; 1 tablespoon chilli powder; 1 large carrot; ½ tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 small red onion; 3 cups (750 mL/24 fl oz) rice vinegar; 5 tablespoons plain (all-purpose) flour; ½ tablespoon fine salt; 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 1 red capsicum (sweet pepper); 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 cup (250 g/8 oz) white granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon onion powder; 1 yellow capsicum (sweet pepper); 2 fresh birdseye (or serrano) chilli peppers; 1 cup fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves; 1 green capsicum (sweet pepper); Vegetable oil; 500 g (1 lb) squid, cleaned

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Taste of Australia

By Victoria Alexander and Genevieve Harris

Published 1995

About

Scoring the squid lightly with a knife makes it more tender.

Ingredients

Dressing

2 fresh birdseye (or serrano) chilli peppers
3 cups (750

Main course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

TO MAKE DRESSING, cut the chilli peppers in half lengthwise. Place the rice vinegar, sugar and chilli peppers in a saucepan over a medium heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the mixture has reduced to a thin syrup. Remove from the heat and add the lime juice. Strain and let cool.

TO MAKE SEASONED FLOUR, mix the flour and spices togethe