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If you're a seafood enthusiast, especially for fresh squid, you can't miss out on this incredibly enticing sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid dish. With its crispy yet tender texture of squid meat paired with the sweet and sour flavor of vinegar, along with assorted accompanying vegetables, this will undoubtedly be a delicious and fitting dish for those chilly days.
Ingredients for sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid:
- 500g squid tubes
- Lemongrass: 5 stalks
- Onion: 1 bulb
- Ginger: 1 small knob
- Dried shallots: 2 bulbs, garlic: 1 bulb
- Fresh coconut: 1 fruit
- Vinegar: 100ml
- White wine: 100ml
- Fresh chili: 3 fruits, lime: 2 fruits
- Seasonings: bouillon powder, sugar, salt, cooking oil.
Ingredients for making sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid
Steps to make sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid
Step 1: Prepare ingredients for making sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid
- Clean the squid by rinsing with water, removing the skin, cutting it in half, then washing again with a mixture of white wine, ginger, and salt. Gently squeeze to clean and remove any fishy smell, then rinse again with water. Cut the squid into bite-sized pieces, score them into a checkerboard pattern for visual appeal.
Preparation of squid
- Clean and crush lemongrass, then cut into segments. Peel and cut onions into pieces resembling cloves.
- Clean dried shallots and garlic, crush, and finely chop.
- Clean and peel ginger, then slice into small strips.
- Rinse chili peppers, thinly slice, and chop coconut to extract its juice.
Preparation of other ingredients
Step 2: Making sweet and sour vinegar dipping sauce
- Heat a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, sauté some chopped shallots and minced garlic until fragrant. Then pour in the reserved coconut juice, add a splash of vinegar, 4 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of salt, 1 tablespoon of bouillon powder, and stir well until the seasonings are dissolved.
Making sweet and sour vinegar dipping sauce
- Add julienned ginger, sliced lemongrass, diced onions, and chili peppers into the pot. Bring to a boil, then adjust the seasoning to taste. Once it reaches the desired flavor, turn off the heat.
Step 3: Prepare dipping sauce
- The dipping sauce for vinegar-dipped squid is prepared according to the following recipe: in a bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of filtered water, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of sugar until the seasonings are dissolved. Then add a bit of chopped chili and minced garlic to the sauce, stir well, and adjust the seasoning to taste.
Making dipping sauce for vinegar-dipped squid
Step 4: Presenting and enjoying the sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid dish
- When serving, pour the dipping sauce into a small pot and heat it gently. Dip the squid into the simmering sauce until cooked, then serve with the prepared garlic and chili dipping sauce.
- You can also enjoy it with vermicelli, fresh vegetables, or rice paper rolls.
Finished product of sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid dish
Finished product of sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid dish
Sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid with perfectly cooked tender and crispy squid meat, accompanied by naturally sweet and sour broth. Paired with fresh vegetables or spicy fish sauce, it's truly a fantastic meal.
With simple ingredients and cooking method, we now have a delicious and exciting sweet and sour vinegar-dipped squid dish for the family. Don't hesitate to showcase your cooking skills at home. Wishing you success with this shared recipe.
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