{"id":5493,"date":"2013-07-17T22:20:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T14:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=5493"},"modified":"2016-11-16T23:13:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T15:13:13","slug":"really-spicy-squid-in-black-bean-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=5493","title":{"rendered":"Really Spicy Squid In Black Bean Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5496\" alt=\"Spicy Squid In Black Bean Sauce 1\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Spicy-Squid-In-Black-Bean-Sauce-1.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5497\" alt=\"Spicy Squid In Black Bean Sauce 2\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Spicy-Squid-In-Black-Bean-Sauce-2.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another simple recipe of tender chewy squids, this time using large squids, stir-fried with spicy black bean sauce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Large squid: 5, skin, quill &amp; innards removed<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cornstarch: 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Salt: 1 pinch<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oil: 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ginger: 1 thumb-length, sliced into strips<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chilli padi: 5, chopped finely<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spicy black bean paste: 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Red capsicum: 1, sliced<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Green capsicum: 1, sliced<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shaoxing wine: 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spring onion: 1 stalk, chopped finely<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Method<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cut the cleaned squids open. Score the squids with both diagonal lines, then cut them into slices.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rub squid slices with cornstarch and salt. Leave to marinate for 30 min.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heat oil in wok. Stir-fry ginger till fragrant.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add chilli padi, black bean paste and squid. Stir-fry till squid starts to curl up.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add capsicums and shaoxing wine. Stir-fry for another min till squid is cooked.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Garnish with spring onions to serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Spicy-Squid-In-Black-Bean-Sauce-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5498\" alt=\"Spicy Squid In Black Bean Sauce 3\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Spicy-Squid-In-Black-Bean-Sauce-3.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Trick<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scoring the squids with the diagonal lines would help to: (1) increase their tenderness as they are able to cook more thoroughly and quickly; (2) enhance their appearance with nice checked patterns; (3) enhance their taste as the grooves of the scored lines could trap more sauces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s my second time preparing squids, but the first time slicing them up and scoring them. I didn&#8217;t do a great job with the scoring here, but I hope to improve my skills the next time round. \ud83d\ude06<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Serving<\/strong><\/em>:<br \/>\n3 &#8211; 4 persons as side dish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Fiery rating:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n\ud83d\udc7f \ud83d\udc7f \ud83d\udc7f \ud83d\udc7f<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:40px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=5493\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"verdana\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another simple recipe of tender chewy squids, this time using large squids, stir-fried with spicy black bean sauce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[132,284],"tags":[314,226],"class_list":["post-5493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chinese","category-seafood","tag-squid","tag-stir-fried"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5493"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5504,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493\/revisions\/5504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}