Name: Squid with Thai basil
Yield: Serves 4 people
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1cm piece fresh ginger, finely chopped; 1-2 bird’s eye chillies, chopped; 1kg squid, cleaned, gutted, scored and cut into thick strips (see tip); 3 tbsp Thai fish sauce; 1/2 tsp sugar; Juice of 2 limes; Bunch of spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced on the diagonal; A handful of whole fresh Thai basil leaves (you can get Thai basil from Asian food stores but otherwise use tarragon)

Squid with Thai basil

This easy Thai stir-fry recipe for squid is short on ingredients but full of flavour. It makes a light and healthy meal or starter. This recipe also contains instructions on how to prepare squid.

Serves4 people

DifficultyEasy

Method

Heat the oil in a wok or wide-bottomed frying pan. As soon as it is smoking hot, add the garlic, ginger and chilli. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the squid pieces. Stir-fry for another 30 seconds, then add the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice and spring onions. Just ‘show’ these last ingredients the heat, then stir a few times and remove from the heat.
Stir in the basil leaves and serve. This is great with a mound of slightly sticky rice and something cooling, such as wedges of cucumber.