Barbecued Squid with Hot Dipping Sauce (Squid Sate)
Ingredients
2 lb Squid, cut into rings
1 c Coconut milk
2 Cloves garlic, chopped
6 tb Fish sauce
3 tb Peanuts, finely chopped
Juice of 1 lime
Cayenne to taste
1 ts Sugar
Method
- Coconut milk is easily made if you have a blender or food processor.
- Boil 1 1/2 cups water. Pour it over 1 1/2 cups of fresh or dry grated
coconut. Beat it in the food processor or blender for at least 1 minute.
Strain it through a sieve or through cheesecloth. Marinate the squid for 1
hour in coconut milk to which you have added the garlic. Prepare the coals
and skewer the squid.
- To make the dipping sauce which makes this dish so distinctive, combine
the fish sauce, peanuts, sugar, lime juice and the cayenne.
- Grill the squid for about 3 minutes on one side. When brown, turn over and
barbecue 3 minutes more.
- Serve accompanied by the dipping sauce.
Serving
Serves 4 people