Stir-Fried Squid Rolls with Scallions
A homestyle squid dish featuring skillful knife work and a crisp texture.
Ingredients
squid (cut into a wheat-ear pattern, cut into 5 cm blocks)
400 g
celery (cut into 3 cm segments)
50 g
scallions (cut into 3 cm strips)
30 g
tomato
half
cucumber
to taste
carrot
to taste
green beans
to taste
cherries
to taste
ginger
2 g
garlic
2 g
refined salt
4 g
cooking wine
8 g
vinegar
5 g
MSG
2 g
cornstarch (for thickening)
4 g
Instructions
1
Preparation
Cut the squid into a wheat-ear pattern and into 5 cm blocks; cut the celery into 3 cm segments; cut the scallions into 3 cm strips.
2
Blanching
Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the squid, then remove and drain.
3
Cooking
In another wok, add oil. When the oil is about 80% hot, add the scallions, ginger, and garlic to bloom the aromatics, then add the celery, squid, cooking wine, vinegar, salt, and MSG, stir-fry, thicken with a cornstarch slurry, and remove from the heat.