Sizzling Iron-Plate Squid

铁板鱿鱼

Sizzling Iron-Plate Squid — a Chinese recipe made with cleaned squid tubes and tentacles, ready in about 25 minutes. Step-by-step instructions with photos.

Ingredients

• cleaned squid tubes and tentacles
• garlic
• scallion
• cooking wine

Instructions

1. Bring 1 L water to boil in a pot. Add 1 tsp salt and squid. Blanch 45 seconds only—remove immediately and plunge into ice water. Drain well and pat completely dry.
2. Heat a cast-iron skillet or flat griddle over high heat until smoking lightly (2–3 minutes). Swirl in 1 tbsp neutral oil.
3. Add white parts of scallions and minced garlic. Stir-fry 15 seconds until fragrant but not browned.
4. Add squid and 2 tsp cooking wine. Toss constantly over high heat for 60–75 seconds until edges crisp and center remains springy.
5. Remove from heat. Immediately add green scallion parts and toss once. Serve sizzling-hot directly from pan onto pre-warmed plates.