Recipe for Making Squid Curry Typical Minang West Sumatra

Squid Curry

 

Curry squid is one of the typical dishes of  Minang, West Sumatra, which is famous among culinary lovers of the archipelago. There are three proteins in one dish, namely squid with a savory and slightly spicy sauce. Serve as a main side dish with warm rice.

 

Of all the processed curry from West Sumatra, squid is one of the most popular menu variants. This time, I will share a recipe that is quite easy to practice at home. The first step, clean the squid from the black ink and soft bones from the body. The last step is to stir-fry the ground spices and coconut milk while continuing to stir slowly. In this step, add the squid stuffed with tofu and eggs and cook until done.

 

There are two keys to success in making this recipe, namely squid as the main ingredient, preferably fresh. Second, cook the curry sauce over low heat and keep stirring it slowly so it doesn't break. After mastering this recipe, you can try other processed squid with soup such as chicken curry, goat curry, etc. Let's see how to make this delicious squid Curry dish!

 

Material:

1/2 kg medium squid, clean and remove bones.

2 pieces of tofu, crushed

1 carrot, finely diced

Celery, finely sliced

Onion, finely sliced

Salt

Instant coconut milk 65 ml (plus water up to 500 ml)

1 lemongrass, crushed

1 turmeric leaf

1 lime leaf

1 bay leaf

 

Softened seasoning:

8 pieces of curly red chili

4 red onions

3 pieces of garlic

3 cm ginger

1.5 cm turmeric

 

How to Cook Squid Curry:

Step 1.

Combine tofu, grated carrots, scallions and celery, add a little salt.

Step 2.

Put the tofu mixture into the squid bag, insert the squid head, pierce with a toothpick.

Step 3.

Boil the squid for about 10 minutes. Drain well.

Step 4.

Saute the ground spices until fragrant, add lemongrass leaves, turmeric leaves, lime leaves, bay leaves, then add the squid. Step Stir well. Add coconut milk. Cook until boiling. Don't forget to add salt.

Step 5.

Squid curry is ready to be served.

 

Those are tips and how to make a dinner menu, namely the Recipe for Curry Squid Typical Minang West Sumatra. Hopefully this recipe you can make a comparison for you at home. Hopefully useful and good luck!

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