Grilled Stuffed Squid

during the weekday evenings, the helper at home usually cooks the same few dishes that consist of fish, chicken, veg and pork rib soup. So when I takeover the kitchen during the weekend, I try to do up new dishes. So here it is, something different on the dining table - grilled stuffed squid. 

Ingredients;

- small squids with heads removed and inside cleaned (abt 3inches length?) (refer below marinade)

- minced meat (refer below marinade)

Marinade for squid:

- dark soy sauce 

- chilli powder (a pinch)

- salt (a pinch)

Marinade for minced meat:

- 1 tsp of sesame oil

- 1 tsp of light soy sauce 

- a pinch of salt

Steps:

1. Marinate the squid with the above marinade and set aside. 

2. Marinate the minced meat fillings with the above marinade. 

3. Heat up a flat pan with some oil. Throw in the mince meat and give a good stir fry. When meat turns slightly cooked (abt 70%) or meat turns white leaving some uncooked portion, add in very little (abt 2 tbsp) water or some chicken stock to give a good simmer. Dish and set aside. 

Tip: do not over cook nor undercook the meat as the former will cause the meat to be hard and the latter when added into the cavity of squids, will remain uncook as squids tend to cook fast.  

4.  Stuff the meat fillings into the marinated squids. 

Tip: to avoid spillover of fillings, do not over stuff the squids. 

5. Preheat the flat pan with oil with medium fire. When hot, add in the stuffed squids, wings down first.  That will take ard 3mins

6.  When the wings curled slightly, turn over the squid and continue grilling for abt 1 min or so. 

7.  Drench the squids with the reminder marinade from the squids and simmer another 1 min or so. 

8. Dish to serve. 

Happy grilling

Happy mum