Salt and pepper squid

Ingredients

• 500g squid, sliced on an angle, not too thick
• 1 egg
• salt
• ground white pepper
• 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
• 300g rice flour
• 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
• 1 red chilli, sliced thin
• 1 spring onion, sliced thin with white and green separated
• 700ml peanut oil for frying

Directions

1. Preheat a deep fryer or deep frypan with peanut oil to 180°C.
2. Add the squid to a bowl with the egg, salt, white pepper and Chinese cooking wine and mix well.
3. Toss the squid slices in the rice flour mixture until they are completely coated. Leave on a wire rack until ready to cook.
4. Once the oil is hot, fry the squid in batches until golden brown and crispy.
5. In a wok over medium heat, add the garlic, spring onion whites, salt and white pepper and toss.
6. Make sure the cooked squid is drained well and add to the wok. Add the red chilli and spring onion greens, salt and white pepper and toss.
7. Serve and enjoy!