Phla Pla Meuk

Name: Phla Pla Meuk
Ingredients: 300 g fresh squid; 2 tablespoons finely sliced hot chili powder; 3 tablespoons finely sliced shallots; 3 tablespoons finely sliced lemongrass; 1 teaspoon finely sliced kaffir lime leaf; 3 tablespoons fish sauce; 3 1/2 tablespoons lime juice

7 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

300 g fresh squid
2 tablespoons finely sliced hot chili powder
3 tablespoons finely sliced shallots
3 tablespoons finely sliced lemongrass
1 teaspoon finely sliced kaffir lime leaf
3 tablespoons fish sauce
3 1/2 tablespoons lime juice

Directions

1

Remove the inedible portions of the squid.
2

Wash well.
3

Score the flesh in a fish-scale pattern.
4

Cut into pieces one inch wide and 2 inches long.
5

Immerse the squid in boiling water until done.
6

Drain.
7

Mix the fish sauce and lime juice together.
8

Add the lemon grass shallot, kaffir lime leaf and chillies.
9

Stir very gently to avoid bruising.
10

Add the squid gently in the sauce and then put the squid and sauce up on to a plate.