INGREDIENTS
Shallot Sauce
4 shallots, chopped
2 tablespoons (30 ml) canola oil
3 tablespoons (45 ml) brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3/4 cup (180 ml) chicken broth
2 tablespoons (30 ml) fish sauce (nuoc mam)
2 tablespoons (30 ml) soy sauce
Pepper
Stuffed Calamari
8 whole calamari, cleaned and trimmed (medium-sized)
1 lb (454 g) ground pork
4 green onions, chopped
8 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons (30 ml) chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons (30 ml) fish sauce (nuoc mam)
1 teaspoon (5 ml) sambal oelek
8 toothpicks
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PREPARATION
Shallot Sauce
In a large skillet, brown the shallots in the oil. Add the brown sugar and garlic and continue cooking until the sauce caramelizes, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for about 2 minutes. Season with pepper. Set aside.
Stuffed Calamari
Finely chop the tentacles of the calamari. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine the chopped calamari tentacles with the pork, green onions, garlic, cilantro, fish sauce, and hot pepper sauce.
With your fingers or with a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip, stuff the calamari with the stuffing. Close each calamari with a toothpick.
Place the calamari in the skillet with the sauce and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for about 7 minutes per side. Cook until a thermometer inserted in the centre of the stuffing reads 74 °C (166 °F).
Slice the calamari. Divide the soup into bowls or soup plates and top with the calamari. If desired, garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.STUFFED CALAMARI WITH SHALLOT SAUCE