Stuffed Calamari

Calamari or squids must be cook briefly, if not they will become springy and hard to bite. One of the easiest ways to cook calamari is by grilling. And this recipe below is a stuffed calamari recipe that is simple and easy to do. You can prepare the stuffing a day earlier and keep it in the fridge for later use.

Ingredients
6-8 big calamari, cleaned properly
small amount of oil
salt, up to taste
pepper, up to taste
* marinate the calamari with salt and pepper and a small amount of oil

Stuffing
1 big onion, sliced
3 cloves of garlic, sliced
minced meat or chicken
1 red pepper or capsicum, sliced
2-3 tomatoes, diced
1 - 2 teaspoon of cumin powder
pepper, up to taste
salt, up to taste
2 table spoon oil

Methods
1. While marinating the calamari, you can proceed to prepare the stuffing.
2. Heat a pan and pour in the oil. When the oil is heated, put in the onion, garlic and fry them until slightly brown.
3. Add in the minced meat or chicken depending on the amount that you need based on the quantity and the size of the calamari. Cook until the meat is tender.
4. When the meat is tender, add in cumin, red pepper or capsicum and diced tomatoes. Cook until the vegetables are mildly tender. Do not overcook them.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Leave to cool.
6. When the stuffing is cold, you can stuff them inside the calamari and insert a small wooden toothpick to cover the openings.
7. Grill the calamari for about eight minutes on each side or until tender. Do not overcook them or they will become elastic.

Serves 1-2 people

Fried Noodles or Mee Goreng

WE eat this as breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner....even supper! The favourite is mee kuning or yellow noodles that are fried with prawn,chicken and beef. Some even add squids or ikan bilis to their noodles. For me, I prefer less. I mean, when I cook noodles, mee kuning or bee hoon (vermicelli rice noodles) I prefer to add only one or two main ingredients, normally prawns and fish balls or cakes. The prawns give the noodles a sweet taste and the fish balls add contrasting flavours to it. Topped up with fried onions, chinese leeks and taugeh, the taste can linger in your mouth for some time.

Here is the recipe that can serve 2-3 people.

Ingredients

500 gm mee kuning
300 gm prawns,cleaned and skin off
10 fish balls,cut into half
3 garlic, finely chopped
1 big onion, finely chopped
1tsp chilli paste
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp pepper
2 eggs, beaten
a few strands of chinese leeks, cut into an inch
300 gm taugeh
fried onions

Methods

1. Heat oil in a wok.
2. Add garlic, onion and chilli paste. Stir for a minute.
3. Add prawns. Cook until tender.
4. Add fish balls, oyster sauce and dark soy sauce.
5. Add mee kuning. Stir until all ingredients are blended well together.
6. When all are blended together, make a well in the middle and pour in the eggs.
7. Let the eggs cook halfway before mixing it with the noodles.
8. Add pepper and salt to taste.
9. Add taugeh and chinese leeks.
10. Serve in a plate. Scatter dried onions on top.