Salt & pepper squid

Name: Salt & pepper squid
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams cornflour; 85 grams plain flour; 2 teaspoons black pepper, cracked; 2 Tbsps ground Szechuan peppercorns, roughly crushed; 1 serving sunflower or vegetable oil, for frying; 400 grams squid, cleaned and cut into strips (see tips, below); 1 serving finely sliced spring onion and green chilli, to serve; 1 red chilli, finely chopped; 1 serving half cucumber, finely diced; 1 small red onion, finely chopped; 100 milliliters rice wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp caster sugar; 2 teaspoons fish sauce

The recipe Salt & pepper squid can be made in around 25 minutes. This main course has 302 calories, 19g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires rice wine vinegar, flour, vegetable oil, and chilli. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. Salt & pepper squid, Salt And Pepper Squid, and Chilli, Salt and Pepper Squid are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

To make the dipping sauce, mix all the ingredients in a small bowl until the sugar has dissolved, then set aside.

Ingredients you will need

Dipping Sauce

Sugar

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Mix the cornflour and plain flour with both peppers and 2 tsp sea salt in a large bowl, then set aside. Line a tray with kitchen paper and make sure you have more salt to sprinkle with.

Ingredients you will need

All Purpose Flour

Corn Starch

Salt

Peppers

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Heat about 7cm of oil to 180C in a deep fryer, wok or deep pan. If you dont have a thermometer, you can test it with a cube of bread it should brown in 20 secs. Coat the squid well with the flour mix and fry in batches for about 2 mins each or until crisp. Use a slotted spoon to lift out the squid, then drain on the kitchen paper and sprinkle with a little more salt.

Ingredients you will need

Flour Mix

Bread