Stir-fried squid in lemon ginger sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
750 grams Squid
2 Cm piece fresh ginger, peel
2 teaspoons Oil
2 teaspoons Cornflour
2 teaspoons Sugar
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
3 mediums Zucchini (450g), sliced
250 grams Mushrooms, sliced
1 small Chicken stock cube, crumbled
1 tablespoon Light soya sauce
½ cup Water

Directions

SAUCE

Hold squid with one hand, hold head and pull gently with other hand.

Head and inside of body of squid will come away in a complete piece.

Remove bone which will be found at open end of squid: it looks like a long piece of plastic. Clean squid under cold water, then rub outer skin. Cut squid evenly into rings.

Cut ginger into wafer-thin slices, then cut into fine shreds. Drop squid into saucepan of boiling water, boil 10 seconds, drain immediately. Heat oil in wok or frying pan, add zucchini, stir-fry 2 mins, add ginger, squid and mushrooms, stir-fry 2 mins. Add sauce; stir constantly until mixture boils and thickens.

Sauce:

Blend cornflour and sugar in small bowl with lemon juice, stir in remaining ingredients.

* Approx 840 kJ (200 cal) per serve * Posted by : Sue Rykmans.

Submitted By JOELL ABBOTT On 10-10-94

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