Name: Jiao Yan You Yu
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 personnes
Cuisine: Chinoise
Ingredients: 500 g squid; 3 clove(s) garlic; 2 bird's eye chili pepper(s); 2 stalk(s) spring onion; 700 ml frying oil; 1 egg(s); 1 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 300 g rice flour; salt; white pepper

Recipe

50 min Medium ≈ 4,03 € / serving

Estimated total cost for 4 personnes: 16,11 € — average indicative prices

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Servings

4 personnes

Ingredients

Instructions

Preparing the squid:

1Rinse the squid well in cold water.
2Gently pull on the head to remove the innards.
3Cut just below the eyes to separate the tentacles, which can be used in the recipe.
4Remove the squid's pen (a transparent cartilaginous structure) from inside the body.
5Remove the thin purple skin covering the squid's body.
6Rinse the body and tentacles again under cold water.
7Score the inside of the squid in a crosshatch pattern and cut into pieces of 3 to 4 cm.

Preparing the other ingredients:

8Finely chop the garlic.
9Finely chop the white part of the spring onions and the chilies.

Preparing the jiao yan you yu:

10Place the squid pieces in a bowl with the egg and mix.
11Add the cornstarch, Shaoxing wine, salt, and white pepper.
12Mix well to coat all the pieces.
13Place the rice flour in a large container.
14Coat the squid pieces in the flour until fully covered.
15Set the squid pieces aside on a rack.
16Preheat a deep fryer or a deep pan with peanut oil to 180°C.
17Once the oil is hot, fry the squid in batches until golden and crispy.
18In a pan, cook the garlic, spring onions, and chilies over medium heat for one minute.
19Place the fried squid pieces in the pan.
20Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and mix well.
21Serve immediately with white rice.

About this dish

Jiao Yan You Yu, also known as salt and pepper squid, is a popular Chinese dish. It consists of squid slices lightly coated in rice flour, then fried until achieving a golden, crispy texture. Once fried, the squid is stir-fried with garlic, red chilies, and spring onions to enhance the flavors. The dish is generously seasoned with salt and white pepper, giving it its characteristic taste. This dish is often served as an appetizer or main course, appreciated for its combination of crunch, spice, and savory flavors.