Startermedium25 minServes 4est. £1.39/servingVietnamese

Salt and Pepper Squid

Name: Salt and Pepper Squid
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 85g cornflour; 85g plain flour; 2tsp black pepper; 2tsp sichuan peppercorns; 400g squid; 4 spring onions; 15g green chilli; 15g red chilli; 150g cucumber; 110g red onion; 100ml rice vinegar; 1tbsp caster sugar; 2tsp fish sauce

Squid rings coated in a seasoned flour and cornflour mix with black pepper and Sichuan peppercorns, deep-fried until crispy, then scattered with sliced spring onion and chilli. Served with a quick pickled cucumber and red onion dipping sauce made with rice vinegar, fish sauce, and sugar. A classic Vietnamese-style starter.

4 servings

£1.39 / serving - est.

Costs are estimated average UK prices and may vary.

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cornflour

85 g

15pest.

plain flour

85 g

8pest.

black pepper

2 tsp

£1.00est.

sichuan peppercorns

2 tsp

£1.50est.

sunflower oil

to taste

15pest.

squid

400 g

£1.00est.

spring onions

12pest.

green chilli

15 g

£1.00est.

red chilli

15 g

£1.00est.

cucumber

150 g

15pest.

red onion

110 g

12pest.

rice vinegar

100 ml

20pest.

caster sugar

1 tbsp

10pest.

fish sauce

2 tsp

20pest.