Chinese New Year Recipe - Stuffed Squid
Ingredients
2 large squids (about 400g), 200g minced pork, 3 tbsp Chinese celery (diced), 1 tbsp Onion (diced), 1 egg white, 2 tsp spicy bean paste, 1 tbsp of cooking oil, 1 tsp of cooking wine
Marinade
1 tsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp cornstarch, 1 tbsp egg white, few drops of sesame oil, sugar, salt and pepper to taste
Seasoning
100ml of water, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp tomato sauce, few drops of sesame oil,
Method
Mix minced pork, 2 tbsp of finely chopped celery and marinade, stir to mix well then divide into 2 portions. Scald cleaned squids in boiling water for 30 seconds then rinse with cold water and pat dry. Coat squid with cornstarch thinly.
Heat oil in a wok then saute diced onions and spicy bean paste to fragrant. Sprinkle cooking wine then add celery and seasoning, bring to a light boil then thicken sauce with little bit of cornstarch water. Keep sauce warm in wok.
Stuff minced pork into squids till almost full then seal open ends with toothpicks and steam for 15 minutes. When it is done, cut squids into sections and top with warm spicy bean sauce.
