HOT & SPICY SQUIDS

Ingredients:

2tbsp vegetable oil
1kg squid – cleaned and cut into rings
8-10 sweet basil leaves
2 kaffir lime leaves – roughly torn
2tsp curry powder
2tbsp coconut cream
2tbsp fish sauce
1tsp sugar
2 red capsicum – seeded and cut into thin strips

Chilli Paste Ingredients:

5 cloves garlic
2cm galangal
2 stalks lemongrass – sliced but use only lower half
1cm ginger
60gm red chillies
5 bird’s eye chillies
10 shallots

Preparations:
1. To prepare the chilli paste, blend all ingredients until smooth.
2. Heat oil in a wok over medium fire. When hot, stir fry blended paste, basil and kaffir lime
leaves for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
3. Add curry powder and coconut cream and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add fish sauce, sugar (to taste) and capsicums.
5. Continue to cook for 3 minutes before adding squid.
6. Stir fry quickly for 3-5 minutes.
7. Serve immediately.