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1. How to make fragrant steamed squid with ginger

Step 1: Prepare ingredients
Squid eggs: 500gr
Ginger
Carrots
Celery

Onions

Green onions
Chili, lemon
Common spices: Fish sauce, pepper, salt, ...

Ingredients for steamed squid with ginger

Tips for buying fresh and delicious squid

Should buy squid with shiny skin, milky white squid body.
Squid meat is firm, when pressed with your hand, it has high elasticity.
Fresh squid eyes are usually clear, not protruding.

The head, whiskers, and tentacles of fresh squid will stick together very firmly.

Step 2: Prepare ingredients

Cut out the eyes and teeth at the head of the squid, grasp and pull the whiskers out of the body, remove the backbone.
Soak the squid in salt water, diluted vinegar for about 5 minutes, wash and drain.

Prepare squid

Peel carrots, wash, and cut into strips.

Peel the onion, chop it.

Peel the ginger, slice ½, and shred the other ½.

Remove the bruised leaves from the celery and green onions, wash them, drain them, and cut them into pieces about 2 finger-lengths long.

Step 3: How to steam squid with crispy ginger

Marinate the squid with 1 teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of pepper, mix well and let it sit for about 15 minutes to let the squid absorb the spices.

Prepare a round plate smaller than the bottom of the steamer, spread the carrots, ginger, and onions evenly on the plate, arrange the squid on top, then add the green onions and celery on top of the squid.

Place the squid plate on the steamer.

Steam the squid

Put the pot on the stove with 300ml of boiling water.
Put the steamer on the pot and steam the squid for about 15 minutes over medium heat until the squid is cooked.
Step 4: Finished product
Steamed squid with ginger is fragrant. After steaming, the squid still retains its delicious crispness and sweetness. Dipping it in ginger fish sauce and eating it with some herbs will definitely be great.

Finished product with delicious ginger steamed squid

2. How to make steamed squid with lemongrass and fish sauce
Step 1: Prepare ingredients

Fresh squid: 500gr
Green onions, cilantro
Ginger, garlic, chili, lemongrass

Lemon leaves
Fresh lemon
Spices needed: Fish sauce, sugar, ground pepper, ...

Ingredients for steamed squid with lemongrass and fish sauce

Step 2: Prepare ingredients

Clean the squid, wash it with salt water, diluted vinegar, then rinse it with clean water, drain.
Scrape the ginger, slice it thinly.

Wash the green onions, crush the lemongrass, cut into pieces about 5cm long.
Slice the lemongrass and coriander finely.
Chop the garlic and chili.
Step 3: How to steam squid with lemongrass
Put lemongrass, ginger, and lemon leaves on a plate, arrange the squid on top, and place the plate of squid on the steamer.

Put the pot on the stove with 300ml of boiling water, place the steamer on top, cover, and steam the squid over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the squid is cooked.

Steamed squid

Step 4: How to make lemon fish sauce
Mix well 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of sugar, ¼ tablespoon of ground pepper, chili, garlic, and chopped cilantro and you're done.

Lemon fish sauce

Step 5: Finished product
After steaming the squid, use a knife to cut the squid into bite-sized pieces and drizzle lemon fish sauce on top. You'll have a steamed squid dish that you can't stop eating.

Fragrant steamed squid with lemongrass and fish sauce

3. How to make delicious steamed squid with beer

Step 1: Prepare ingredients

Fresh squid: 500gr (should choose egg squid or sim squid will be more delicious)
Beer: 1 can
Lemongrass, ginger, chili, garlic, lemon
Spices needed: Fish sauce, sugar, MSG, ...

Ingredients for steamed squid with beer

Step 2: Prepare ingredients

Clean the squid, wash with salt water then rinse with clean water, drain.
Crush the lemongrass, cut into pieces about 3 finger lengths.
Step 3: How to steam squid with beer

Place the steamer on the stove, add 1 can of beer, turn on the stove to cook over medium heat.

Put the squid and lemongrass on the grill, place it on the steamer, cover and steam for about 5-6 minutes until the squid is cooked.

Steamed squid with beer

Step 4: Finished product
Steamed squid with beer has a very distinctive flavor, beer helps remove the fishy smell of squid, bringing a sweet, fragrant taste, dipping it with fish sauce, garlic, and chili is very attractive to diners.

Delicious steamed squid with beer

4. How to make sweet steamed squid with onions
Step 1: Prepare ingredients
Fresh squid: 500gr
Green onions: 100gr
Ginger, chili
Spices needed: Seasoning powder, fish sauce, sugar, ...

Ingredients for steamed squid with onions

Step 2: Prepare ingredients

Clean the squid, wash it many times with water, drain.

Cut the squid into medium pieces, make light cuts on the body of the squid.

Marinate the squid with 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, ½ teaspoon of MSG for 20 minutes to let the squid absorb the spices.
Wash the green onions, drain, cut into pieces about 3 knuckles long.
Slice the ginger and chili into strips.
Step 3: How to make steamed squid with onions
Place the steamer on the stove with 300ml of boiling water.
Arrange the squid on the grill, sprinkle green onions, chili, and sliced ​​ginger on top.

Place the squid grill on the pot, steam for about 10 minutes until the squid is cooked.

Steamed squid with onions

Step 4: Finished product
Steamed squid with onions is flavorful, delicious, and attractive. The squid is crispy, sweet, and when eaten, the fragrant smell of onions, ginger, and spicy chili is wonderful.

Steamed squid with onions is sweet and juicy

5. How to make steamed squid with coconut water
Step 1: Prepare ingredients
Fresh squid: 500gr
Coconut: 1 fruit
Ginger, lemongrass
Recommended spices: Salt, sugar, ground pepper, ...

Ingredients for steamed squid with coconut water

Step 2: Prepare ingredients
Clean the fresh squid, separate the head and body of the squid. Cut the squid into bite-sized pieces and use a knife to score them into diamond shapes so that the seasoning can be absorbed easily.
Finely chop the ginger.
Crush the lemongrass and cut it into 3-5cm long pieces
Step 3: Marinate the squid
Put the squid in a bowl with the following spices: 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of ground pepper, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, a little white wine, ginger, and lemongrass, mix well.
Pour the water from 1 young coconut into the marinated squid and let it sit for about 10 minutes for the squid to absorb the flavor.

Marinate the squid with the spices

Step 4: Steam the squid
Place the steamer with 500ml on the stove to boil.

Put the bowl of squid on the steamer, cover and steam for about 45 minutes over low heat.

Steam the squid with coconut water

Step 5: Finished product
Fresh, crispy squid mixed with the sweetness of coconut water, the aroma of lemongrass and ginger creates an attractive steamed squid dish that everyone loves.

Steamed squid with coconut water has soft, sweet meat

6. How to make delicious, super rich dipping sauce for steamed squid
Steamed squid will help keep the fresh, crispy, sweet taste of the squid. However, to make it more flavorful when eaten, you need to prepare a bowl of delicious dipping sauce to eat with the steamed squid.

Ingredients to prepare
Good fish sauce: About 3 - 4 spoons
Fresh ginger: 1 small branch
White sugar: 2 - 3 spoons
Garlic: 3 small cloves
Fresh chili: 1 fruit
Lemon juice: 1 teaspoon
MSG: ½ teaspoon
Filtered water: 3 spoons
Proceed to make delicious, rich steamed squid dipping sauce
Ginger, garlic, chili chopped.
Put in a bowl of MSG, sugar, filtered water and stir well until the sugar dissolves.

Add lemon juice, fish sauce and stir well to blend everything together.
Add garlic, chili and ginger last so that this ingredient floats on the surface, making the ginger fish sauce bowl look much more attractive.

Steamed squid dipping sauce

The above are the ways to steam squid deliciously, sweetly, and deliciously. Remember to apply it to make delicious steamed squid for your family to enjoy. 

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