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Hawker Style Spiced Fried Squid Omelette

Hawker Style Spiced Fried Squid Omelette

This recipe is adapted from the recipe of Orh Jian (hawker fried oyster omelette) by What To Cook Today, with a spicy twist - inspired by the 'sotong omelet' sold at the Poolside Terrace of Royal Lake Club Kuala Lumpur. 

INGREDIENT A

(for the spice paste)

INGREDIENT B

(Batter mixture, enough for 3 servings)

  • 90 gm tapioca flour
  • 30 gm all-purpose flour
  • 30 gm sweet potato starch or you can use potato starch
  • 300 ml water
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • ¼ tsp ground black/white pepper
  • ¼ tsp salt

INGREDIENT C

(For one serving only. It's best to cook one serving at a time. Triple these ingredients you have enough for 3 servings.)

  • 6 -8 squid rings
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • 3 Tbsp cooking oil
  • ½ tsp fish sauce or more to taste

INGREDIENT D

(For garnishing)

  • 1 stalk green onion, finely sliced
  • 3-5 calamansi, cut in half

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. To prepare the spice paste, blend INGREDIENT A with some water until it becomes a smooth thick paste. Set aside.
  2. To prepare the batter, mix all ingredients for the batter in a mixing bowl and set aside. The batter is enough to make 3 servings.
  3. It's best to cook 1 serving at a time. Give the batter a stir as some starches may have settled at the bottom and for 1 serving pour about 2 1/2 ladles of the batter into a bowl and add 1-2 tbsp of the spice paste. Mix well.
  4. Preheat a non-stick pan. Add 2 Tbsp of oil.  Pour 2 ladles of the spiced batter mix on the pan and swirl around to spread the batter thin. Fry until it's crispy at the edge but the middle is still soft and gooey.
  5. Break up the batter into larger chunks if you like lots of crispy edges. You can leave it whole if you prefer it that way.
  6. Add half of the beaten eggs and fry until the eggs just started to solidify but still slightly wet, flip over to the other side. Drizzle a bit more oil, add another half of the eggs and fry again until the eggs are set. Flip over again and push to the side once you are happy with the crispy edges. Drizzle a bit more oil to fry the squid rings.
  7. Fill the ladle with the remaining spiced batter. Add about 6-8 pieces of squid rings and some fish sauce. Pour this on the pan and quickly stir fry for about 30 seconds or so. It doesn't take long to cook the squid rings, don't over cook them. Mix them around with the batter and then dish out onto a serving platter.
  8. Repeat step 3 until step 7 until you finish making all 3 servings.
  9. Garnish with 2-3 halves of calamansi and sliced greed onions on top. This dish is best served immediately after it's cooked.

 

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