Crispy Asian Squid Strips

If you are a regular reader of this blog you know by now that the Little Girl's ultimate favorite food item is squid.  So I am always in search of new squid recipes or tweaking old ones.  This particular recipe is a variation of  the fried garlic and pepper squid one.  Instead of just seasoning it with salt and pepper I decided to add a special ingredient to the mix.  The result was a lovely crispy squid dish that the Little Girl absolutely loved.  You can serve it with sweet chili sauce or chili soy sauce, but we loved how flavorful the dish was so we ate it as is.  I will be adding this to the Little Girl's long list of favorite squid dishes. 

Here is the recipe:
100 grams squid

50 grams minced garlic

15 ml fish sauce (preferably Thai because it tastes less salty, then what Pinoys brands)

15 ml soy sauce

15 grams sugar

60 grams all purpose flour

dash of ground black pepper

Oil for deep-frying

And the secret ingredient - 1/2 tsp of sesame oil

1. Cut the squid into strips. Mix all the the other ingredients, except the flour and oil for frying, pour over the squid strips. Let it marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes.

2.  Dust the squid strips in flour, and deep-fry.  You should just fry until the strips turn golden burn so as not to toughen them.

3. Drain on paper towels, then serve immediately.