Thursday, January 15, 2009

Sauteed Squid Japanese Style/ Ika no Saute


Ini foto diambil beberapa hari yang lalu waktu aku lagi pas masak masakan ini.
Kebetulan Squidnya lagi sale di Korean market yang ada di dekat rumahku.
Cuminya gede banget yah, maklum dulu waktu di Indo ngga bisa masak jadi ngga tahu ada atau tidak cumi yang seperti ini di Indo.
Resepnya aku dapat dari buku masakan Jepang yang berjudul Harumi's Japanese Cooking.
Aku sudah 2 kali memasak masakkan ini, rasanya? enak dan cuminya lembut sekali.
Tapi sayangnya, aku tidak punya pangganan seperti tukang sate yang ada di Indo., jadinya dipanggangnya yah di oven. Jadinya yah itu, tidak sewangi kalau di panggang di atas arang. Hik..hik..hik..., but it's okay it's still good though.

SAUTEED SQUID JAPANESE STYLE/ IKA NO SAUTE
( From the book of Harumi's Japanese Cooking)

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup mirin
1 tsp superfine sugar
1 1/2 Lbs. fresh squid
Vegetable oil or any cooking oil of your choice
chili powder/ shichimi togarashi

Method:
1. Put the soy sauce, mirin and sugar into a small saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat. Then turn the heat down and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce thickend a little bit. Put aside.
2. Clean the squid by removing the tentacles and intestinal sac. Wash.
3. Marinate in the cooled sauce for about 30 minutes.
4. Saute squid in a little oil in a frying pan over medium heat.Don't overcook the squid.
5. Once it cooked, cut into rings and serve immediately with chili powder or shichimi togarashi.

Note: You can either pan-fry them or grill them.
Enjoy and happy cooking!

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