Recipes: stir fry seafood

1. Prepare the squid: Remove the head to detach from the body, pull out the quill and remove the outer skin. Be careful not to break the ink pocket and the eyes.  Clean the squid by placing them in a medium size bowl and massaging salt on them throughly. Rinse and drain. This will get rid of any fishy smells. Cut the squid into rings.

2. Cut pineapple, tomato, brown onion, cucumber into bite-size pieces and chinese celery into 4cm long pieces. Finely chop garlic.

3. In a small pot, add some water in and bring to a boil. Add the squid and pinch of salt, cook for 2 minutes. Rinse the squid under cold water and then drain it.                  

4. In large wok over medium high heat, add oil. Once oil is hot, add garlic and fry until fragrant. Add tomato and cucumber and stir well for 1-2 minutes until they are cooked but still crunchy. Then add squid and pineapple, chinese celery and brown onion. Season with fish sauce, salt and chicken powder.

5. Tranfer to a serving plate and sprinkle the top with some pepper. Serve with rice.