Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 2 squid (bodies and tentacles)
  • 1 garlic clove
  • pinch sea salt
  • handful fresh mint leaves
  • handful fresh coriander leaves
  • 1 mild red chilli (or more, to taste)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ lime, juice only

Instruction

  • Clean and prepare the fresh squid. Pull the tentacles away from the body. Remove the quill from inside the body and discard. Clean the body by running it under a tap or cleaning it in a bowl of water.
  • Remove the 'ears' from either side of the squid body and remove the skin with your fingers.
  • Cut the tentacles just below the eyes, being sure not to cut the ink sac. Be sure to remove the 'beak' at the base of the tentacles.
  • Cut the squid body into rings.
  • On a clean chopping board, crush the garlic with the flat edge of a knife blade. Peel away the skin. Sprinkle over the sea salt and crush the garlic to a fine paste with the knife.
  • Finely chop the mint and coriander.
  • Finely slice the chilli.
  • Heat a frying pan over a moderate heat. Add the olive oil, garlic paste and chilli. Cook for a minute or two, until the garlic just begins to brown.
  • Add the prepared squid to the pan and stir for a couple of minutes.
  • Season with sea salt. Add the mint and coriander to the pan and stir.
  • Remove the pan from the heat, and squeeze over the lime juice and serve immediately.