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Szechuan Style Calamari Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Clean calamari, scoring the flesh and cutting into pieces.
  • Season with salt, pour over the egg white, oil and 1 1/2
  • tablespoons of the cornstarch and mix well.
  • Cover and chill for about 30 minutes. Cut bell pepper and
  • scallions into bite-sized strips.
  • Heat peanut oil and when moderately hot drop in the calamari,
  • stirring to keep pieces separate. In less than a minute
  • they will curl and become white. Either scoop them out
  • or pour contents of wok through a strainer over a metal bowl.
  • Return wok to heat and in the film of oil that remains
  • stir fry garlic, ginger, bell pepper and scallions for 1 minute.
  • Add chilli paste and toss, then add stock and bring to
  • the boil. Thicken with remaining cornstarch mixed with
  • 2 tablespoons cold water.
  • Stir in calamari and sesame oil, toss well and serve
  • immediately with steamed rice.

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  • NPMarie 10 years ago
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    Szechuan Style Calamari
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    " It was excellent "
    mbelisle ate it and said...
    This was excellent! I will definitely make it again soon.
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    " It was excellent "
    grumblebee ate it and said...
    oh, yum! love this idea. i'm always looking for new ways to prepare different seafood. can't wait to try this! thanks for posting. :)
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    " It was excellent "
    boofie ate it and said...
    All I can say is OOOOOHHH babbbyyy. Yum!
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