How to make crispy, delicious, rich squid ink easy to make at home

Squid is a type of seafood that contains many nutrients and is very good for health. Because it contains a large amount of protein, vitamins and many other beneficial nutrients, squid has a very good healing effect. Eating squid regularly will prevent arthritis, support red blood cell formation, relieve migraines and help promote brain health . Besides, because it contains a lot of vitamin B12, squid is very good at reducing excess homocysteine levels, helping to reduce the risk of stroke and cerebrovascular accident.

Squid is a popular and familiar seafood for Vietnamese people. If you are familiar with hot pot, stir-fry, grilled dishes, you can break the way with grilled squid. With this special recipe, you and your family will enjoy a unique dish but still retain the original nutritional value.

How to make Ha Long squid cake

Ingredients for making squid ink

• 200g squid
• 100g raw ham (minced pork)
• Garlic, red onion, green onion
• Seasoning: Fish sauce, sugar, pepper

How to make squid ink

Step 1Process materials

Chop the garlic and onion into thin slices. Finely chopped scallions and washed squid, cut into small pieces.

Step 2Make the filling

Put the squid in the blender, puree it. Then, you add 100g of raw pork with 1 teaspoon of seasoning seeds, half a teaspoon of sugar, half a teaspoon of pepper, ½ teaspoon of fish sauce, grind again until the mixture is smooth, even and smooth. You take out the filling, put it in a bowl, wrap it in food wrap, and store it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

Step 3Making rolls

Take a little bit of squid paste mixture, shape it into flat pieces. Repeat until done.

Step 4Fried rolls

Put the pan on the stove and add the oil. When the oil is hot, drop the patties in. Fry in turn until both sides are golden, then remove and place on a plate lined with absorbent paper.

Step 5Finished product

So the squid cake is finished. The fragrant golden-yellow squid cake is very attractive. Dipping a piece with chili sauce is nothing to complain about. The outside is crispy and the inside is chewy, soft and sweet. The smell of squid is still intact, extremely fragrant and delicious. Eat with hot rice, it’s over!

How to make Quang Ninh squid cake

Ingredients for making Quang Ninh squid cake

• 1 kg of squid
• 1 ounce of fat
• Spices: Onion, garlic, fish sauce, pepper, cumin, tapioca

How to make Quang Ninh squid cake

Step 1Process materials

Ink you remove the ink bag and clean, then you dry and divide the ink into 2 different parts. The cuttlefish body used for grinding will be cut into small pieces and the bearded squid will be diced.

As for the fat, you also cut into small pieces to grind with the squid. With onions and garlic, you remove the chopped skin, crushed pepper, and dill.

Step 2Squid grinding

After preparing the ingredients, you put the chopped squid body into a blender or pound it into a pounded can. During the grinding process, you can add onions and garlic to the grind.

After grinding or pounding the squid, you add spices including pepper, fish sauce, and dill together with the squid and stir to infuse the spices.

Note: If you pound it by hand, it will taste better, but it takes a lot of effort.

Step 3Making rolls

You squeeze each ball like an egg and then flatten it, don’t squeeze them too thin, so they have a moderate thickness so that the cake has a sweet and delicious taste.

After squeezing, you boil the oil and fry the patties to make them ecstatic, you should fry 2 times . The first time it was lightly fried , the second time it was golden . When you are done frying , put them on absorbent paper to remove some of the cooking oil on the rolls.

Note: Do not over-fry as it will lose their freshness.

Step 4Finished product

So, Quang Ninh squid cake is finished and you can enjoy it at any time. If you keep it for a long time, you need to store it in the freezer.

Quang Ninh squid cake

Note when making squid rolls

Note when making squid rolls

To successfully make squid rolls at home, you must buy fresh squid.

• Use your hand to hold the squid beard to test, if the tentacles are still attached to the skin of the hand, the squid is still fresh.
• Should choose apricot squid that is thick, firm, whole , has a characteristic pinkish-white color , shiny skin, and meat is not crushed.
• If it is squid, choose one with light pink flesh color, the head is firmly attached to the body, the ink bag has not been broken.
• Do not choose squid whose head has been separated or is no longer attached to the body , which is the squid that has been caught for a long time and is no longer fresh.

How to preserve squid ink

How to preserve squid ink

Always put squid in the refrigerator, so the maximum cold mode is less than -4 degrees Celsius . Limit the frequent opening of the refrigerator door because the outside temperature difference is large, the refrigerator will spoil quickly and the food inside is easily changed.

With just a few simple ingredients, you have a delicious and nutritious squid cake. This special formula will help you to transform the ink, making it more different and unique. What could be better than making this dish to treat the family? Hurry up and show off the finished product!

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