Name: Stir-Fried Squid with Ginger
Yield: Serves Two
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp granulated sugar; juice of ½ lemon; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 ready-prepared baby squid, total weight about 250 g/9 oz; 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped; 2.5 cm/1 in piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
Two

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

The abundance of fish around the Gulf of Thailand sustains thriving markets for the restaurant and hotel trade, and every market naturally features stalls where delicious, freshly-caught seafood is cooked and served. This recipe is popular among street traders.

Ingredients

4 ready-prepared baby squid, total weight about 250 g/9 oz
15 ml

Method

Rinse the squid well and pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut the bodies into rings and halve the tentacles, if necessary.
Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan and cook the garlic until golden brown, but do not let it burn. Add the squid and stir-fr